Sex-Dependent Improvement in Survival of Parkinson's Disease Patients.

Tomi KuusimäkiSamu KurkiJussi O T SipiläHeli Salminen-MankonenOlli CarpénValtteri Kaasinen

Published in: Movement disorders clinical practice (2020)

The survival of men with PD has improved in Finland without a similar change in women. Because changes in treatment likely affect both sexes similarly, the results may reflect the decreasing sex gap in life expectancy. This phenomenon will likely increase the already high male-to-female prevalence ratio of PD.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
free survival
pregnant women
metabolic syndrome
combination therapy
smoking cessation