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Meta-Analysis
. 2024 Oct;39(10):1697-1709.
doi: 10.1002/mds.29918. Epub 2024 Jul 22.

Risk of Dementia in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Lucy L Gibson  1 , Daniel Weintraub  2   3 , Roos Lemmen  1 , Gayan Perera  1 , Kallol Ray Chaudhuri  4 , Per Svenningsson  5   6 , Dag Aarsland  1   7
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Meta-Analysis

Risk of Dementia in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Lucy L Gibson et al. Mov Disord. 2024 Oct.

Abstract

Estimates of the risk of dementia in Parkinson's disease (PDD) vary widely. We aimed to review the incidence of PDD and in a meta-analysis estimate the pooled annual incidence and relative risk of PDD while also exploring factors that may contribute to heterogeneity between studies. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed and MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for articles reporting the number of cases of dementia in a population, followed longitudinally, with a minimum of 100 dementia-free Parkinson's disease (PD) patients at baseline. Meta-analyses and meta-regressions were used to estimate the pooled incidence rate of PDD and the relative risk of PDD versus healthy controls (HC). A total of 32 studies were identified, 25 reporting the incidence of PDD and 10 reporting the relative risk of PDD versus HC. The pooled incidence rate of PDD was 4.45 (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.91-4.99) per 100 person-years at risk, equating to a 4.5% annual risk of dementia in a PD prevalent population. The relative risk of PDD was estimated to be 3.25 (95% CI, 2.62-4.03) times greater than HC. Factors contributing to study heterogeneity and disparities in the estimated risk of PDD include the age of patients, year of recruitment, and study location. Significant gaps remain with no studies identified in several geographical regions. Future studies should stratify by age and standardize reporting to reduce overall heterogeneity. © 2024 The Author(s). Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Keywords: Parkinson's disease; dementia; epidemiology meta‐analysis.

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