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 |