Clarifying the association between Parkinson’s disease and vitiligo: a population-based large-scale study
Khalaf Kridin,
Lior Ofir,
Orly Weinstein
et al.
Abstract:ObjectiveOur knowledge about the association between vitiligo and Parkinson’s disease (PD) is sparse. We sought to investigate the bidirectional epidemiological association between vitiligo and PD.MethodsA population-based study was conducted using Clalit Health Services (CHS) database (2002–2019) using both a cohort study and a case–control study design. Adjusted hazard ratio (HR) and odds ratio (OR) were calculated by multivariate Cox and logistic regressions, respectively.ResultsOverall, 20,851 vitiligo pat… Show more
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