Table 3.
Age and gender adjusted standardized incidence rates (SIRs) of Parkinson's disease and population characteristics, by the type of locality.
| Type of locality | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedouin, temporary (n = 4) | Bedouin, permanent (n = 7) | Jewish, rural (n = 114) | Jewish, city (n = 14) | ||
| PD accuracy, % (n) | |||||
| Definite | 50 (6) | 33.33 (31) | 62.74 (298) | 59 (1,896) | |
| Probable | 8.33 (1) | 9.68 (9) | 15.16 (72) | 17.6 (565) | |
| Possible | 41.66 (5) | 56.99 (53) | 22.11 (105) | 23.4 (751) | |
| Total | 100 (12) | 100 (93) | 100 (475) | 100 (3,212) | |
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| ∗SIR | |||||
| Median (95% CI∗∗∗) | |||||
| 2001–2004 | — | 0.28 (0.21; 0.30) | 1.41 (1.28; 1.53) | 1.02 (0.87; 1.16) | <0.001 |
| 2005–2008 | 0.46 (0.36; 0.55) | 0.27 (0.22; 0.31) | 1.62 (1.48; 1.76) | 1.01 (0.85; 1.17) | <0.001 |
| 2009–2012 | 0.47 (0.38; 0.62) | 0.29 (0.23; 0.33) | 1.57 (1.44; 1.80) | 1.04 (0.89; 1.20) | <0.001 |
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| ∗∗Male gender, % (n) | 50 (6) | 42 (39) | 48.42 (230) | 52.5 (1,686) | 0.093 |
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| ∗Age at diagnosis | |||||
| Median (min; max) | 70.8 (55.6; 76.8) | 58.5 (20.9; 84.1) | 71.7 (21.3; 84.5) | 74 (20.11; 84.48) | <0.001 |
∗ P values were obtained from Kruskal-Wallis test.
∗∗ P values were obtained from chi-square test.
∗∗∗95% confidence intervals calculated as distribution-free confidence limits.