This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. individuals diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) that experienced select symptoms as of 2017, by gender. According to the survey 73 percent of men and 68 percent of women experienced tremors or shaking associated with their PD. Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder that affects the nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine. This causes muscle issues, tremors, speech changes, etc. There is currently no cure for Parkinson's disease.
Percentage of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who experienced select symptoms as of 2017, by gender
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Health Union (parkinsonsdisease.net). (May 30, 2017). Percentage of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who experienced select symptoms as of 2017, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/784270/parkinsons-disease-patients-symptoms-us-by-gender/
Health Union (parkinsonsdisease.net). "Percentage of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who experienced select symptoms as of 2017, by gender." Chart. May 30, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784270/parkinsons-disease-patients-symptoms-us-by-gender/
Health Union (parkinsonsdisease.net). (2017). Percentage of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who experienced select symptoms as of 2017, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784270/parkinsons-disease-patients-symptoms-us-by-gender/
Health Union (parkinsonsdisease.net). "Percentage of Parkinson's Disease (Pd) Patients Who Experienced Select Symptoms as of 2017, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784270/parkinsons-disease-patients-symptoms-us-by-gender/
Health Union (parkinsonsdisease.net), Percentage of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who experienced select symptoms as of 2017, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784270/parkinsons-disease-patients-symptoms-us-by-gender/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Percentage of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who experienced select symptoms as of 2017, by gender [Graph], Health Union (parkinsonsdisease.net), May 30, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/784270/parkinsons-disease-patients-symptoms-us-by-gender/