New Parkinson's Disease Findings from Capital Medical University Published (Prevalence of Parkinson's disease among adults aged 45 years and older in China: a cross-sectional study based on the China health and retirement longitudinal study).

A new report from Capital Medical University in China presents data on the prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) among adults aged 45 years and older in China. The study used data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) and identified 178 patients with PD among 19,034 residents. The prevalence of PD increased with age, but no significant differences were found in terms of sex, area of residence, or education level. The study concluded that the prevalence of PD increased with age in the Chinese population. [Extracted from the article]

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