TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental Exposures in Elderly Canadians With Parkinson's Disease
AU - Chaturvedi, S.
AU - Østbye, T.
AU - Stoessl, A. J.
AU - Merskey, H.
AU - Hachinski, V.
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PY - 1995/8
Y1 - 1995/8
N2 - Background: Etiologic hypotheses for Parkinson's disease have implicated environmental factors, genetic factors, or a combination of the two. Methods: Data from a survey of elderly Canadians (n = 10,263) with regard to their history of Parkinson's disease and previous environmental exposures were analyzed. Exposure to various environmental factors was compared between 87 patients with Parkinson's disease and 2070 elderly controls without Parkinson's disease. Results: Exposure to plastic resins (OR (odd ratio) = 8.79), epoxy resins (OR = 6.94), glues (OR = 4.26), paints (OR = 3.84), and petroleum (OR = 2.30) products was significantly (p < 0.05) associated with Parkinson's disease. Conclusion: These substances deserve further exploration with respect to the possible development of parkinsonism.
AB - Background: Etiologic hypotheses for Parkinson's disease have implicated environmental factors, genetic factors, or a combination of the two. Methods: Data from a survey of elderly Canadians (n = 10,263) with regard to their history of Parkinson's disease and previous environmental exposures were analyzed. Exposure to various environmental factors was compared between 87 patients with Parkinson's disease and 2070 elderly controls without Parkinson's disease. Results: Exposure to plastic resins (OR (odd ratio) = 8.79), epoxy resins (OR = 6.94), glues (OR = 4.26), paints (OR = 3.84), and petroleum (OR = 2.30) products was significantly (p < 0.05) associated with Parkinson's disease. Conclusion: These substances deserve further exploration with respect to the possible development of parkinsonism.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0317167100039901
DO - 10.1017/S0317167100039901
M3 - Article
C2 - 8529177
AN - SCOPUS:0029098987
VL - 22
SP - 232
EP - 234
JO - Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
JF - Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
SN - 0317-1671
IS - 3
ER -