Research Article

Parkinson’s Disease Prevalence and Proximity to Agricultural Cultivated Fields

Table 1

Population characteristics.

Population characteristics

Parkinson’s disease, % ()
 Definite58.83 (2,231)
 Probable17.06 (647)
 Possible24.10 (914)

Male gender, % ()51.71 (1,961)

Family status, % ()
 Single6.15 (198)
 Married79.21 (2,552)
 Divorced4.81 (155)
 Widow9.84 (317)

Age at diagnosis
 Median (min; max)73.6 (20.11;
84.48)

Type of locality, % ()
 Jewish city (14 localities)84.70 (3,212)
 Jewish rural agricultural locality (114 localities)12.53 (475)
 Bedouin Arab permanent locality (7 localities)2.45 (93)
 Bedouin Arab temporary settlement (4 localities)0.32 (12)