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. 2000 Jul 1;321(7252):21–22. doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7252.21

Table.

Age and sex specific prevalence per 100 000 for idiopathic Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism. Values are prevalences (numbers) unless stated otherwise

Age (years) Probable and possible idiopathic Parkinson's disease
All types of parkinsonism
Men Women Total Men Women Total
0-29 0 0 0 0 0 0
30-39 15 (2) 0  8 (2) 15 (2) 0  8 (2)
40-49 23 (2) 0 12 (2) 45 (4) 0 24 (4)
50-59 145 (9) 70 (4) 109 (13) 162 (10) 122 (7) 143 (17)
60-69  443 (19) 239 (10) 342 (9) 746 (32)  501 (21) 625 (53)
70-79 1032 (29) 904 (32) 961 (61) 1708 (48) 1215 (43) 1433 (91)
⩾80 1659 (21) 1074 (28) 1265 (49) 2370 (30) 1457 (38) 1755 (68)
Total No 82 74 156 126 109 235
Crude prevalence 138 119 128 212 175 193
Age adjusted prevalence* 171 164 168 265 241 254
*

Adjusted to 1997 UK population.