Outdoor work and risk for Parkinson's disease: a population-based case–control study

• Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England) Vol. 68; no. 4; pp. 273 - 278
• Main Authors: Kenborg, Line, Lassen, Christina F, Ritz, Beate, Schernhammer, Eva S, Hansen, Johnni, Gatto, Nicole M, Olsen, Jørgen H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.04.2011; BMJ Publishing Group; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Cancer; Case studies; case-control studies; Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases; Denmark - epidemiology; Disease risk; Employment; Epidemiologic Methods; Epidemiology; Humans; Job titles; Lip Neoplasms - epidemiology; Lung neoplasms; Lung Neoplasms - epidemiology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes); Nervous system as a whole; Neurology; Occupational Exposure - analysis; occupations; Occupations - statistics & numerical data; Outdoors; Parkinson disease; Parkinson Disease - epidemiology; Parkinson Disease - prevention & control; Parkinson's disease; Pension funds; Personal identification numbers; Population control; Social Class; Sunlight; Vitamin D; Workplace; Denmark; Human; Nervous system diseases; Parkinson disease; Case control study; Epidemiology; Cerebral disorder; Outside air; Vitamin D; Central nervous system disease; Risk factor; Work; Population; Degenerative disease; Extrapyramidal syndrome

ObjectivesSunlight is the main contributor to vitamin D in humans. Since inadequate levels of vitamin D have been linked to increased risks for neurodegenerative diseases, we examined whether outdoor work is associated with a reduced risk for Parkinson's disease in a population-based case–contr...