Dahlia Khajeei, Hannah Neufeld, Lorie Donelle, Samantha B Meyer, Elena Neiterman, Nnenna A Ike, Janet Z Li
Maternal health literacy and health numeracy conceptualizations in public health: A scoping review
Health & social care in the community
recent decades china experienced rapid increase number elderly individuals life expectancy well industrialization associated increased prevalence parkinsons disease pd however inconsistent results recently reported therefore study aimed investigate prevalence distribution characteristics pd among individuals aged 45 years older using data china health retirement longitudinal study charls attempted estimate prevalence pd distribution characteristics among 19034 individuals aged 45 years older residing 446 communitiesvillages within 27 provincesautonomous regionsmunicipalities mainland china cases established based doctors previous diagnosis crude ageadjusted prevalence rates calculated stratified age sex area residence education level marital status geographic region logistic regression models used identify risk factors associated pd identified 178 patients pd among 19034 residents aged 45 years older crude prevalence 094 ageadjusted prevalence 082 individuals aged 45 years older prevalence pd increased age p 0001 significant differences found terms sex area residence education level stratified geographic region prevalence pd greater north northwest china lower southern china p 0001 multiple regression analyses showed age significant risk factor pd prevalence pd increased age chinese population