Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and Incidence of Parkinson's Disease: A Danish Nationwide Administrative Cohort Study - PubMed
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- #Parkinson's Disease
- #Air Pollution
- Long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with an increased incidence of Parkinson's Disease (PD).
- The study followed 3,280,190 Danish residents aged 30 and above from 2000 to 2018.
- PD incidence was defined by first hospital contact for PD or redeemed PD medication prescriptions.
- Air pollution exposure (PM2.5, NO2, O3w, BC) was measured at participants' residential addresses.
- Higher levels of PM2.5, NO2, and black carbon (BC) were linked to increased PD risk.
- Ozone (O3w) showed a slight inverse association with PD incidence.
- The study provides robust evidence supporting air pollution as a risk factor for PD.
- Findings are based on nationwide administrative health data, enhancing reliability.