Abstract
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 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Environmental exposures in elderly Canadians with Parkinson's disease. / Chaturvedi, Seemant; Ostbye, T.; Stoessl, A. J.; Merskey, H.; Hachinski, V.
In: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, Vol. 22, No. 3, 1995, p. 232-234.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Environmental exposures in elderly Canadians with Parkinson's disease
AU - Chaturvedi, Seemant
AU - Ostbye, T.
AU - Stoessl, A. J.
AU - Merskey, H.
AU - Hachinski, V.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
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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