Table 2.

Primary cause of death (part 1a of death certificates) reported for the PD (n=158) and control (n=34) cohorts

	PD	Control
Pneumonia	84 (53.2%)	6 (17.6%)
Cardiac	33 (20.9%)	9 (26.5%)
Cancer	10 (6.3%)	8 (23.5%)
Cerebrovascular	12 (7.6%)	4 (11.8%)
PD	7 (4.4%)	0
Other*	12	7

*Other includes sepsis, dementia, immobility, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, old age, fracture neck of femur, multiorgan failure and motor neuron disease.

PD, Parkinson’s disease.