Table 1.
Incidence rate of PD over 70,796 person-years of follow-up years In the Cardiovascular Health Study, 1989-2007.
| Incidence Rate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n | Person- years |
Per 100,000 person-years |
95% CI | P- value** |
| Total | 165 | 70,796 | 233.1 | (200.1, 271.5) | |
| Age | 0.328 | ||||
| 65-69 | 61 | 26,709 | 228.4 | (177.7, 293.5) | |
| 70-79 | 89 | 32,996 | 269.7 | (219.1,332.0) | |
| 80+ | 15 | 5,293 | 283.4 | (170.8, 470.0) | |
| Sex | <0.001 | ||||
| Men | 95 | 26,853 | 353.8 | (289.3, 432.6) | |
| Women | 70 | 43,943 | 159.3 | (126.0, 201.3) | |
| Education | 0.9 | ||||
| <HS | 43 | 18,794 | 228.8 | (169.7, 308.5) | |
| HS | 50 | 20,261 | 246.8 | (187.0, 325.6) | |
| >HS | 72 | 31,519 | 228.4 | (181.3, 287.8) | |
| Race | 0.8 | ||||
| White/Asian/AIANs | 143 | 60,703 | 235.6 | (200.0, 277.5) | |
| African American | 22 | 10,094 | 217.9 | (143.5, 331.0) | |
* trend test for age; Pearson chi-square test for sex and race
**
log rank test