Parkinson's disease in Hawaiʻi : a study of prevalence and ethnicity

Date
2007
Authors
Weiss, Lois
Contributor
Advisor
Department
Instructor
Depositor
Speaker
Researcher
Consultant
Interviewer
Annotator
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Volume
Number/Issue
Starting Page
Ending Page
Alternative Title
Abstract
This analysis described the population prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) in Hawai'i, by birth year, season, gender, age, and ethnicity for patients 50+ years old. Inclusion criteria were a history of Parkinson's drug-treatment following the PD diagnosis, and a claims history for other secondary diagnostic or treatment codes subsequent to the 332 diagnosis. Two-thousand thirty cases met the criteria. Without age adjustments, prevalence was 145/100,000. A birth-month distribution showed a significant seasonal trend (p=.04). The male to female ratio was 1.4 to 1, modal age of death was 81 years, and mortality was 2.6 (95% CI= 2.1 to 3.2) times greater than the non- Parkinson control sample. Of the 975 who self-reported ethnicity, 58% were Japanese. Compared to Japanese men, Japanese women were 17% less likely to develop PD (p < .001). Findings suggest that multiple sources of early-exposure late-onset conditions may precipitate PD, as well as lifestyle.
Description
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 14-16).
vi, 16 leaves, bound 29 cm
Keywords
Citation
Extent
Format
Geographic Location
Time Period
Related To
Theses for the degree of Master of Science (University of Hawaii at Manoa). Biomedical Sciences; no. 4261
Table of Contents
Rights
All UHM dissertations and theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission from the copyright owner.
Rights Holder
Local Contexts
Email libraryada-l@lists.hawaii.edu if you need this content in ADA-compliant format.