Parkinson Disease

Study results from Harvard University in the area of Parkinson disease published

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 10th, 2008

In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To determine whether history of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, or diabetes is associated with risk of Parkinson disease ( PD). Prospective study among participants in two large cohorts: the Nurses' Health Study ( 121,046 women) and the Health Professionals Follow- up Study ( 50,833 men)."

"Mean duration of follow- up was 22.9 years in women, aged 30 to 55 years at baseline, and 12.6 years in men, aged 40 to 75 years at baseline. Relative risks ( RRs) of PD were estimated from a Cox proportional hazards model adjusting for potential confounders. We identified a total of 530 incident cases of...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-01-10)

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