The comorbidities of PD

This study analyzed health-care data from 510,502 adults aged 55 and over in Scotland.¹ There were 2,640 people with Parkinson’s disease, who were included in the analysis shown on the slide looking at the various comorbidities seen in these people.¹ Various different physical and mental comorbidity was seen, ranging from constipation that was almost 4-times more common in people with PD compared with controls, to chronic kidney disease that was slightly less common.¹

Reference:
1. McLean G, Hindle JV, Guthrie B, Mercer SW. Co-morbidity and polypharmacy in Parkinson’s disease: insights from a large Scottish primary care database. BMC Neurol 2017; 17 (1): 126.