Mortality from pulmonary embolism in the United States: 1962 to 1984.

To examine the effect of advances in the prevention of and therapy for PE, we reviewed mortality for PE in the United States from 1962 to 1984. Age-adjusted PE mortality increased by 67 to 100 percent between 1962 and 1974 for white and non-white men and women. From 1975 to 1984, these rates declined by 20 to 28 percent.

Two decades of increasing mortality from Parkinson's disease among the US elderly.

To examine the possible role of environmental factors in the cause of Parkinson's disease (PD), we reviewed mortality trends for PD in the United States from 1962 through 1984. We found that age-specific mortality for PD in all demographic groups had changed notably during this 23-year interval. Among whites of both sexes, substantial declines were observed among the middle-aged, while notable increases were seen in the geriatric age groups.

Parkinsonism death rates by race, sex and geography: a 1980s update.

To evaluate temporal changes in the geographic distribution of Parkinson's disease (PD) mortality in the United States, we reviewed death rates for PD in the nine regions of the United States for 1980-1984. Age-adjusted mortality for all ages and for the elderly (65 years of age and older) was analyzed. Variation in PD mortality was observed among the regions for all demographic groups.

Rising mortality from motoneuron disease in the USA, 1962-84.

From 1962 to 1984, age-specific mortality for motoneuron disease (MND) in the United States rose in all demographic groups over the age of 40. The increase was seen in both men and women, and both whites and non-whites, and was most pronounced in the elderly (eg, 378% in white women aged 80-84 years). Men were at 50% higher risk than women, and whites had twice the risk of non-whites.