Does Diabetes Boost Parkinson's Risk?
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Does Diabetes Boost Parkinson's Risk?
Study Shows Type 2 Diabetes May Raise Risk Of Parkinson's Disease
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(WebMD) Having diabetes may increase the risk of developing Parkinson's disease.
Finnish researchers have found that people with type 2 diabetes were more than
80 percent more likely to be later diagnosed with Parkinson's disease than
others. It's the first major prospective study to suggest that diabetes may be a
risk factor of Parkinson's disease, a progressive disease that causes muscle
rigidity and tremors.
Researchers say the exact nature of the relationship between diabetes and
Parkinson's disease is unclear, but several lifestyle factors may be associated
with both disorders, such as being overweight, cigarette smoking, and lack of
physical activity.
"It could be hypothesized that diabetes might increase the risk of Parkinson's
disease partly through excess body weight," writes researcher Gang Hu, M.D., of
the National Public Health Institute in Finland, and colleagues in Diabetes
Care.
In the study, researchers followed a group of more than 50,000 men and women in
Finland over a period of 18 years. During that time, 324 men and 309 women
developed Parkinson's disease.
Researchers found people who had type 2 diabetes at the start of the study were
much more likely to be later diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Overall, after adjusting for other possible risk factors for Parkinson's
disease, men and women with type 2 diabetes were 83 percent more likely to
develop Parkinson's disease than those without it.
Although common lifestyle factors may play a role, researchers say more study is
needed to fully understand the relationship between diabetes and Parkinson's
disease.
By Jennifer Warner
Reviewed by Louise Chang, M.D.
© 2007, WebMD Inc. All rights reserved.
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