Essential Tremor Prevalence in Greeks Aged 65+, HELIAD Study Results

8.9% of 1,926 community-dwelling Greeks aged 65 years or older were classified as having essential tremor (ET) in the HELIAD study. The dataset provides supplementary material for the first population-based estimate of ET prevalence in Greece, showing prevalence increases with age and is higher in males. The material was authored by figshare admin karger and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze age-stratified prevalence rates of essential tremor based on the reported age groups (65-69, 70-74, 75-79, ≥80).
• Investigate sex-based differences in neurological disorder prevalence based on the reported male vs. female prevalence rates.
• Validate operational diagnostic criteria for tremor disorders based on the described Bain and Findley scale and Archimedes' spirals method.
• Benchmark regional prevalence estimates for essential tremor based on the first Greek population study results.

Strengths

• Provides the first population-based estimate of essential tremor prevalence in Greece.
• Includes specific prevalence figures with 95% confidence intervals for the overall population and stratified by age and sex.
• Data is derived from a neurological evaluation of a population-representative cohort of 1,926 participants.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The primary data file is a DOCX document (43.8 KB), suggesting the dataset is supplementary text rather than structured data tables.

Provenance

Source

figshare admin karger

Collection Method

Participants in the HELIAD cohort aged ≥65 years underwent a neurological evaluation; ET was defined by a Bain and Findley scale score on Archimedes' spirals.

Time Range

Study period not specified in metadata.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 07:55:31; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Greece