Session Information
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Session Title: Epidemiology
Session Time: 1:15pm-2:45pm
Location: Les Muses, Level 3
Objective: To compare the prevalence of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in Ukraine in 2010 and 2017; to compare the prevalence of PD in Ukraine with other countries.
Background: Previous research has shown that the number of registered cases of PD in the USA, Canada, countries of the European Union (Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, the UK, Estonia, Sweden), Australia and Asia countries (South Korea, Japan, China) ranges from 104 to 374 per 100,000 population.
Method: Statistical data of the Ministry of Health Protection of Ukraine was obtained to determine prevalence of PD. Ukraine is divided into 25 regions (oblasts), with separate data for the cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol.
Results: Table 1 presents systematized data of reported cases of PD in all Ukrainian regions. As seen in table 1, the number of the registered patients with PD in Ukraine is 67.5 per 100,000. The largest number of the patients with PD per 100,000 in 2017 was registered in the Lviv, Vinnytsya, Cherkasy and Kyiv regions (137.6 / 131.5 / 105.5 / 104.0) and in the city of Kyiv (105.6). In 12 regions of Ukraine, the number of the registered patients was 50-100 per 100,000. In 8 regions of Ukraine, only 30-50 registered patients with PD per 100,000 was seen. There was no statistical data in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and in the city of Sevastopol. [table1]
Conclusion: The number of registered patients with PD in Ukraine increased in 2017 by 13.26% as compared to 2010. An increasing number of registered patients with PD by 1.83% – 81.13% were seen in 20 regions of Ukraine. A decreasing number of registered patients with PD by 3.74% – 21.49% were seen only in 4 regions of Ukraine and in the city of Kyiv. The prevalence of PD in Ukraine appears to be lower than in other countries. As well, the number of the registered cases of PD varies significantly among regions. The low prevalence of PD in Ukraine (67.5 PD patients per 100,000 of population) as well as a wide spectrum of values of the registered cases among Ukrainian regions (from 36.9 to 137.6 PD patients per 100,000 of population) may be connected with the underdiagnosis of PD.
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
Y. Trufanov, N. Svyrydova, A. Galusha, V. Svistun, I. Harkava, H. Bondarenko, N. Zhhilova. New epidemiological data of Parkinson’s Disease in Ukraine [abstract]. Mov Disord. 2019; 34 (suppl 2). https://www.mdsabstracts.org/abstract/new-epidemiological-data-of-parkinsons-disease-in-ukraine/. Accessed May 24, 2025.« Back to 2019 International Congress
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