Parkinson’s Disease Prevalence and Proximity to Agricultural Cultivated Fields
Table 3
Age and gender adjusted standardized incidence rates (SIRs) of Parkinson’s disease and population characteristics, by the type of locality.
Type of locality
value
Bedouin, temporary ()
Bedouin, permanent ()
Jewish, rural ()
Jewish, city ()
PD accuracy, % ()
Definite
50 (6)
33.33 (31)
62.74 (298)
59 (1,896)
Probable
8.33 (1)
9.68 (9)
15.16 (72)
17.6 (565)
Possible
41.66 (5)
56.99 (53)
22.11 (105)
23.4 (751)
Total
100 (12)
100 (93)
100 (475)
100 (3,212)
SIR
Median (95% CI)
2001–2004
—
0.28 (0.21; 0.30)
1.41 (1.28; 1.53)
1.02 (0.87; 1.16)
<0.001
2005–2008
0.46 (0.36; 0.55)
0.27 (0.22; 0.31)
1.62 (1.48; 1.76)
1.01 (0.85; 1.17)
<0.001
2009–2012
0.47 (0.38; 0.62)
0.29 (0.23; 0.33)
1.57 (1.44; 1.80)
1.04 (0.89; 1.20)
<0.001
Male gender, % ()
50 (6)
42 (39)
48.42 (230)
52.5 (1,686)
0.093
Age at diagnosis
Median (min; max)
70.8 (55.6; 76.8)
58.5 (20.9; 84.1)
71.7 (21.3; 84.5)
74 (20.11; 84.48)
<0.001
values were obtained from Kruskal-Wallis test. values were obtained from chi-square test. 95% confidence intervals calculated as distribution-free confidence limits.
