Anxious Adults Over 50 Have A Higher Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

According to a study published in the British Journal of General Practice, fear of Parkinson Risk gains volume in post-50 years. Researchers looked at 109,435 individuals’ health records that experienced anxiety after the age of 50 for their study. They contrasted the data with 878,526 anxiety-free individuals in a control group.

The primary care data in the United Kingdom provided the scientists with health information.

Researcher’s analyzed data from the time of the anxiety diagnosis until a year prior to the Parkinson’s diagnosis for signs of the disease, including depression, tremors, sleep issues, and impaired balance.

According to the study, the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease was twice as high for individuals with anxiety diagnoses after the age of 50 as for those without anxiety. The researchers identified the following as risk factors for Parkinson’s disease:

•             Depression

•             Disruption of sleep

•             Weary

•             Cognitive decline

•             Low blood pressure

•             Shiver

•             Inflexibility

•             Impairment of balance

•             Constipation

When adjusting the results, age, gender, lifestyle factors, social deprivation, severe mental illness, head trauma, and dementia were taken into account. These diseases could alter the chances of getting Parkinson’s disease.