Rimu@piefed.social to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoLiving within 1 mile of a golf course associated with 126% increased odds of developing Parkinsonsjamanetwork.comexternal-linkmessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: science@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1125arrow-down1external-linkLiving within 1 mile of a golf course associated with 126% increased odds of developing Parkinsonsjamanetwork.comRimu@piefed.social to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square27linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: science@slrpnk.net
minus-squareVenator@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·5 days agoSeems like it could also be that rich old people are more likely to get Parkinsons diagnosed than young people or poor old people, and also more likely to live near a golf course.
minus-squareNeuromancer49@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·5 days agoAddressed by the paper - they included age and income as control variables. The relationship b/w proximity and PD persists.
Seems like it could also be that rich old people are more likely to get Parkinsons diagnosed than young people or poor old people, and also more likely to live near a golf course.
Addressed by the paper - they included age and income as control variables. The relationship b/w proximity and PD persists.