title: Incidence of Parkinson's disease in estonia.
abstract: The incidence of Parkinson's disease (PD) was studied over a 9-year period (1990-1998) in Tartu county, Estonia, with a mean population of 156,417. Based on 264 patients, the average crude incidence rate of PD was 18.8 per 100,000 person-years. The age-adjusted incidence was 16.8/100,000; 18.3 for the urban group and 14.0 for the rural group; 16.6 for men and 17.1 for women. The age-specific incidence was 1.0/100,000 in the age range 30-39 years, reached a maximum of 117.2/100,000 in the age range 70-79 years and declined in the elderly. The incidence of PD was comparable with that found in developed countries, except for a slightly higher (not significant) incidence rate in the urban compared with the rural population in Estonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Tartu, Estonia. Pille.Taba@kliinikum.ee
authors.forename: Pille
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taba
authors.forename: Toomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004957:Estonia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013997:Time Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data