"The investigators compared 419 cases of PD with 5113 matched controls. After accounting for patient demographics and neighborhood factors, the researchers found that living within 1 mile of a golf course was correlated with 126% increased odds of developing PD versus living more than 6 miles away from a golf course. Living in a water-service area with a golf course-as compared with using a private well-was associated with 49% higher odds of PD."
"One reason why individuals living near golf courses could be at higher risk for PD has to do with pesticides. Golf courses use various pesticides to treat their greens, including organophosphates, such as chlorpyrifos; herbicides, such as 2,4-D; and historically persistent organochlorines. These pesticides have been associated with the development of PD. Specifically, pesticides such as paraquat and rotenone might trigger Parkinson-like neurodegeneration in the substantia nigra, which is the region of the midbrain that mediates motor control."
A case-control study compared 419 Parkinson's disease cases with 5,113 matched controls and found living within 1 mile of a golf course was associated with 126% increased odds of developing Parkinson's disease versus living more than 6 miles away. Living in a water-service area with a golf course, compared with using a private well, was associated with 49% higher odds. Overall, residents in water-service areas with golf courses had nearly double the odds compared with those in water-service areas without golf courses. Pesticide application on greens and groundwater vulnerability are identified as plausible exposure pathways. Policy changes could help limit golf-course pollution.
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