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. 2010 Oct 19;172(12):1357–1363. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwq303

Table 4.

Age-, Race-, and Sex-standardized Annual Incidence (per 100,000) of Nonmobile Parkinson Disease Cases Living in Urban Counties With No Versus High Reported Copper, Manganese, and Lead Metal Release, US Medicare Beneficiaries, 2003

Exposure Category Incidence 95% Confidence Interval Relative Risk 95% Confidence Interval
No reported copper, manganese, or leada 274.0 226.8, 353.5
High reported copper release 304.2 276.0, 336.8 1.11 0.94, 1.31
High reported manganese release 489.4 368.3, 689.5 1.78 1.54, 2.07
High reported lead release 285.7 249.3, 337.5 1.04 0.88, 1.23
a

Less than 100 pounds (45.36 kg) of reported copper, manganese, or lead release.