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. 2016 May 19;11(5):e0155948. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155948

Table 4. Trials studying disease categories with ≥80% of disease burden among elderly persons.

Disease category DALYs % burden of disease in elderly Number of trials Number of RCTs DALYs per trial
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias 5,253,905 91 96 73 54,728
Parkinson’s disease 744,980 88 0 0 N/A
Prostate cancer 1,521,170 82 5 3 304,234
Atrial fibrillation 1,065,072 81 11 7 96,825
Peripheral vascular disease 291,897 80 5 4 58,379