Environmental Exposures in Elderly Canadians With Parkinson's Disease

S. Chaturvedi; T. Østbye; A. J. Stoessl; H. Merskey; V. Hachinski

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Environmental Exposures in Elderly Canadians With Parkinson's Disease

S. Chaturvedi, T. Østbye, A. J. Stoessl, H. Merskey, V. Hachinski

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	232-234
Number of pages	3
Journal	Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
Volume	22
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0317167100039901
State	Published - Aug 1995
Externally published	Yes

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