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How Many People in the USA Have Essential Tremor? Deriving a Population Estimate Based on Epidemiological Data Cover

How Many People in the USA Have Essential Tremor? Deriving a Population Estimate Based on Epidemiological Data

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Volume 4 (2014): Issue 0
By: Elan D. Louis and  Ruth Ottman  
Open Access
|Aug 2014

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Prevalence Data for ET (per 100) by Age Category in Four Selected Studies

Age Category (Years)1Dogu et al.5 (Turkey)Glick et al.18 (Israel)Sur et al.20 (Turkey)Seijo-Martinez et al.14 (Spain)
18–300.79
31–400.83
40–492.81.562
50–593.52.892
60–695.93.882
65–690.57
65–747.35
70–796.50.72
75–849.92
71 and older9.34
80 and older8.71.47
85 and older11.24

Abbreviation: ET, Essential Tremor.

1 Several studies used different age cut points.

2 Actual age categories were 41–50, 51–60, and 61–70 years.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.198 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
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Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 19, 2014
Accepted on: Jul 21, 2014
Published on: Aug 14, 2014
Published by: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Essential tremor,
population,
epidemiology,
prevalence,
public health

© 2014 Elan D. Louis, Ruth Ottman, published by Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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