Abstract
Mortality rates for deaths 'due to' and 'with' hereditary ataxias are presented for the first time. Age-adjusted mortality rates were higher for whites than for nonwhites of either sex, and for men in both racial groups. Age-specific mortality rates for whites showed a peak for 'hereditary spinal ataxia' in the 20-29 age group. For the other types of ataxias they were low until age 40 and increased thereafter. Heart diseases were a frequent cause of death in people dying 'with' hereditary ataxias. The median survival (from birth) for hereditary spinal ataxia in whites was 35 years.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 193-199 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Neuroepidemiology |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1989 |
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Keywords
- Friedreich’s disease
- Hereditary ataxias
- Mortality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Clinical Neurology
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Patterns of mortality from hereditary ataxias in the United States, 1971 and 1973-1978. / Leone, Maurizio; Chandra, Vijay; Schoenberg, Bruce S.
In: Neuroepidemiology, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1989, p. 193-199.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Patterns of mortality from hereditary ataxias in the United States, 1971 and 1973-1978
AU - Leone, Maurizio
AU - Chandra, Vijay
AU - Schoenberg, Bruce S.
PY - 1989
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N2 - Mortality rates for deaths 'due to' and 'with' hereditary ataxias are presented for the first time. Age-adjusted mortality rates were higher for whites than for nonwhites of either sex, and for men in both racial groups. Age-specific mortality rates for whites showed a peak for 'hereditary spinal ataxia' in the 20-29 age group. For the other types of ataxias they were low until age 40 and increased thereafter. Heart diseases were a frequent cause of death in people dying 'with' hereditary ataxias. The median survival (from birth) for hereditary spinal ataxia in whites was 35 years.
AB - Mortality rates for deaths 'due to' and 'with' hereditary ataxias are presented for the first time. Age-adjusted mortality rates were higher for whites than for nonwhites of either sex, and for men in both racial groups. Age-specific mortality rates for whites showed a peak for 'hereditary spinal ataxia' in the 20-29 age group. For the other types of ataxias they were low until age 40 and increased thereafter. Heart diseases were a frequent cause of death in people dying 'with' hereditary ataxias. The median survival (from birth) for hereditary spinal ataxia in whites was 35 years.
KW - Friedreich’s disease
KW - Hereditary ataxias
KW - Mortality
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