Epidemiology of PD in Germany
 

Heinzel et al. report [1]:

"Based on claims data of 3.7 million statutory insurance members in Germany in 2015 ... Prevalence of (co-)occurring diseases, mortality, and healthcare measures in PD cases and matched controls were compared. In 2015, 21,714 prevalent PD cases (standardized prevalence: 511.4/100,000 persons) and 3,541 incident PD cases (standardized incidence: 84.1/100,000 persons) were identified. Prevalence of several (co-)occurring diseases/complications, e.g., dementia (PD/controls: 39/13%), depression (45/22%), bladder dysfunction (46/22%), and diabetes (35/31%), as well as mortality (10.7/5.8%) differed between PD cases and controls."

Reference:

[1] "Do We Need to Rethink the Epidemiology and Healthcare Utilization of Parkinson's Disease in Germany?"
Heinzel S., et al.
Front Neurol, June 2018
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