ea0073aep184 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2021
Deischinger Carola
, Dervic Elma
, Kaleta Michaela
, Klimek Peter
, Kautzky-Willer Alexandra
IntroductionIn general, the risk to develop Parkinsons disease (PD) is higher in men compared to women. Besides male sex and genetics, research suggests diabetes mellitus (DM) is a risk factor for PD as well. In this population-level study, we aimed at investigating the sex-specific impact of DM on the risk of developing PD.Research design and methodsMedical claims data were analyzed in a cross-sectiona...