Trends and Disparities in Parkinson’s Disease Mortality in the United States with Predictions Using Machine Learning

Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition characterized by the degradation of dopaminergic pathways in the brain. As the population in the United States continues to age, it is essential to understand the trends in mortality related to PD. This analysis of PD’...

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Main Authors: Henry Weresh, Kallin Hermann, Ali Al-Salahat, Amna Noor, Taylor Billion, Yu-Ting Chen, Abubakar Tauseef, Ali Bin Abdul Jabbar
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author Henry Weresh
Kallin Hermann
Ali Al-Salahat
Amna Noor
Taylor Billion
Yu-Ting Chen
Abubakar Tauseef
Ali Bin Abdul Jabbar
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Ali Al-Salahat
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Abubakar Tauseef
Ali Bin Abdul Jabbar
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description Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition characterized by the degradation of dopaminergic pathways in the brain. As the population in the United States continues to age, it is essential to understand the trends in mortality related to PD. This analysis of PD’s mortality characterizes temporal shifts, examines demographic and regional differences, and provides machine-learning predictions. Methods: PD-related deaths in the United States were gathered from CDC WONDER. Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMR) were collected, and trends were analyzed based on gender, race, region, age, and place of death. Annual percent change and average annual percent change were calculated using Joinpoint Regression program. Forecasts were obtained using the optimal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model. Results: Overall mortality rate due to Parkinson’s increased from 1999 to 2022. Male gender, White race, Southern region, and older ages were associated with higher mortality compared to other groups. Deaths at home decreased and hospice deaths increased during the study period. Conclusions: This study highlights the increasing rate of PD AAMR and how it may become even more prevalent with time, emphasizing the value of increasing knowledge surrounding the disease and its trends to better prepare health systems and individual families for the burden of PD.
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spelling doaj-art-ba74e0163a8e400cad2a937a7716fb3e2025-08-20T02:42:23ZengMDPI AGNeuroSci2673-40872025-01-0161610.3390/neurosci6010006Trends and Disparities in Parkinson’s Disease Mortality in the United States with Predictions Using Machine LearningHenry Weresh0Kallin Hermann1Ali Al-Salahat2Amna Noor3Taylor Billion4Yu-Ting Chen5Abubakar Tauseef6Ali Bin Abdul Jabbar7School of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USASchool of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USANeurology Department, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USAServices Hospital, Lahore 40050, PakistanSchool of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USANeurology Department, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USADepartment of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USADepartment of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USABackground: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition characterized by the degradation of dopaminergic pathways in the brain. As the population in the United States continues to age, it is essential to understand the trends in mortality related to PD. This analysis of PD’s mortality characterizes temporal shifts, examines demographic and regional differences, and provides machine-learning predictions. Methods: PD-related deaths in the United States were gathered from CDC WONDER. Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMR) were collected, and trends were analyzed based on gender, race, region, age, and place of death. Annual percent change and average annual percent change were calculated using Joinpoint Regression program. Forecasts were obtained using the optimal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model. Results: Overall mortality rate due to Parkinson’s increased from 1999 to 2022. Male gender, White race, Southern region, and older ages were associated with higher mortality compared to other groups. Deaths at home decreased and hospice deaths increased during the study period. Conclusions: This study highlights the increasing rate of PD AAMR and how it may become even more prevalent with time, emphasizing the value of increasing knowledge surrounding the disease and its trends to better prepare health systems and individual families for the burden of PD.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4087/6/1/6Parkinson diseasemortalityhealthcare disparitiesParkinson disease mortalitymachine learning
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Kallin Hermann
Ali Al-Salahat
Amna Noor
Taylor Billion
Yu-Ting Chen
Abubakar Tauseef
Ali Bin Abdul Jabbar
Trends and Disparities in Parkinson’s Disease Mortality in the United States with Predictions Using Machine Learning
NeuroSci
Parkinson disease
mortality
healthcare disparities
Parkinson disease mortality
machine learning
title Trends and Disparities in Parkinson’s Disease Mortality in the United States with Predictions Using Machine Learning
title_full Trends and Disparities in Parkinson’s Disease Mortality in the United States with Predictions Using Machine Learning
title_fullStr Trends and Disparities in Parkinson’s Disease Mortality in the United States with Predictions Using Machine Learning
title_full_unstemmed Trends and Disparities in Parkinson’s Disease Mortality in the United States with Predictions Using Machine Learning
title_short Trends and Disparities in Parkinson’s Disease Mortality in the United States with Predictions Using Machine Learning
title_sort trends and disparities in parkinson s disease mortality in the united states with predictions using machine learning
topic Parkinson disease
mortality
healthcare disparities
Parkinson disease mortality
machine learning
url https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4087/6/1/6
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