Parkinson’s disease (PD)

Related factors and prevalence of Parkinson’s disease among Uygur residents in Hetian, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

X. L. Yang, Luo, Q., Song, H. X., Wang, Y. L., Yao, Y. N., and Xia, H., Related factors and prevalence of Parkinson’s disease among Uygur residents in Hetian, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, vol. 14, pp. 8539-8546, 2015.

The aim of this study was to identify the factors related to and determine the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) among Uygur residents in Hetian Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This population-based prospective cohort study used structured questionnaires to screen for factors related to PD. The prevalence in different age groups was analyzed, and PD risk was assessed using univariate and multivariate conditional logistic regression analysis. In total, 5932 subjects participated in the survey; of these, 88 individuals, all of whom were Uygurs, had PD.

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