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First hospital‐admission rate as an epidemidogical indicator for patients with multiple sclerosis in Stockholm, 1984–1993
Author(s) -
Jiang G.X.,
Cheng Q.,
Fredrikson S.,
Link H.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1999.tb00725.x
Subject(s) - hospital admission , medicine , multiple sclerosis , epidemiology , pediatrics , population , emergency medicine , psychiatry , environmental health
Objectives ‐ To evaluate the first hospital‐admission patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the population. Material and methods ‐ By using the data from hospital discharge registry of MS diagnosis in Stockholm during 1984–1993, we calculated rates of first hospital‐admission patients with MS in the population and evaluated the temporal trend of the rates during the study period. Results ‐ There were 719 first hospital‐admission patients with MS corresponding to 1556 admissions. The mean age at the first admission was nearly the same for male patients (44.3 years, SD: 12.9) and for female patients (44.6 years, SD: 13.7). The mean annual rate of first hospital‐admission patients with MS was 4.46 per 100,000 person‐years. The sex rate ratio of first hospital‐admission patients with MS between females and males was 2.19:l. Conclusion ‐ The first hospital‐admission rate of MS could be used as an epidemiological indicator which is useful in planning of hospital service for MS patients