Mov Disord: What is the current incidence of Parkinson's disease in China?

In the past few decades, China’s population has grown significantly, which has led to a rapid increase in the number of elderly people
.

Therefore, it is expected that the number of elderly patients suffering from Parkinson's disease (PD) will increase

A national study in China in 1986 found that the prevalence of PD among people 60 years and older was 1.
14%
.

Subsequently, a study conducted in three major cities (Beijing in the northeast, Xi'an in the northwest, and Shanghai in the southeast) from 1997 to 1998 showed that the prevalence of PD among residents 65 years of age or older was 1.

Since then, other relatively recent studies have been conducted in individual cities or a few places, but the sample size is small
.

Unfortunately, due to methodological heterogeneity, statistics from different studies are not comparable

In the past 20 years, China's socio-economic and demographic structure has undergone rapid changes
.

Monitoring the incidence of PD in a rapidly changing society is not only important for Chinese policymakers to prioritize the allocation of health resources, but also for other countries facing rapid demographic and economic changes

Monitoring the incidence of PD in a rapidly changing society is not only important for Chinese policymakers to prioritize the allocation of health resources, but also for other countries facing rapid demographic and economic changes

In 2015, they used multistage clustered sampling to conduct a nationwide study on 24,117 participants aged 60 or over
.

All participants used nine questionnaires for preliminary screening.
According to the 2015 Dyskinesia Association clinical diagnostic criteria, neurologists examined and diagnosed people suspected of having PD

diagnosis

The prevalence of PD in people over 60 years old is 1.

37% (95% confidence interval 1.

Although the percentage of the population with Parkinson's disease has not changed significantly, as the population increases, the total number of patients with Parkinson's disease is also increasing, which is a major challenge for the rapidly aging population
.

Although the percentage of the population with Parkinson's disease has not changed significantly, as the population increases, the total number of patients with Parkinson's disease is also increasing, which is a major challenge for the rapidly aging population
.

Original source
Qi S, Yin P, Wang L, et al.

Prevalence of Parkinson's Disease: A Community-Based Study in China.
Mov Disord.
Published online August 14, 2021:mds.
28762.
doi:10.
1002/mds.
28762

Prevalence of Parkinson's Disease: A Community‐Based Study in China.
Mov Disord.
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