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Table 1 Administrative prevalence of MS

From: Multiple sclerosis in Germany: data analysis of administrative prevalence and healthcare delivery in the statutory health system

Bavaria (SHI population)

Germany

Year

Sex

Patients with MS

Administrative prevalence

Patients with MS, SHI population

Patients with MS, total population

  

n1

% (95% CI)

n (95% CI)

n (95% CI)

2005

Men

3,361

0.069 (0.067; 0.072)

22,865(22,098; 23,651)

28,030(27,090; 28,994)

 

Women

9,465

0.17(0.167; 0.174)

63,471(62,198; 64,762)

71,672(70,235; 73,131)

 

All

12,826

0.123(0.121; 0.126)

86,589(85,097; 88,101)

101,702(99,949; 103,477)

2006

Men

3,773

0.078(0.076; 0.081)

25,634(24,823; 26,466)

31,450(30,455; 32,470)

 

Women

10,579

0.191(0.187; 0.194)

70,810(69,467; 72,173)

80,049(78,531; 81,589)

 

All

14,352

0.138(0.136; 0.14)

96,737(95,161; 98,333)

113,734(111,881; 115,611)

2007

Men

4,053

0.084(0.081; 0.086)

27,524(26,684; 28,385)

33,723(32,693; 34,778)

 

Women

11,453

0.206(0.202; 0.21)

76,592(75,195; 78,008)

86,473(84,897; 88,072)

 

All

15,506

0.149(0.147; 0.152)

104,444(102,807; 106,102)

122,636(120,713; 124,581)

2008

Men

4,494

0.093(0.09; 0.095)

30,419(29,536; 31,322)

37,189(36,109; 38,292)

 

Women

12,381

0.223(0.219; 0.227)

82,585(81,136; 84,052)

93,130(91,497; 94,786)

 

All

16,875

0.162(0.16; 0.164)

113,336(111,633; 115,059)

132,860(130,863; 134,880)

2009

Men

4,857

0.1(0.097; 0.103)

32,786(31,870; 33,721)

40,121(39,000; 41,265)

 

Women

13,319

0.24(0.236; 0.244)

88,619(87,120; 90,137)

100,014(98,323; 101,728)

 

All

18,176

0.175(0.172; 0.177)

121,754(119,991; 123,537)

142,856(140,786; 144,948)

  1. Based on data from the SHI system in Bavaria and estimated administrative prevalence in Germany (SHI and total populations).
  2. CI = confidence interval; MS = multiple sclerosis; SHI = Statutory Health Insurance.
  3. 1Patients of unknown sex were not considered for the estimation of prevalence. There were 10, 9, 5, 5 and 7 patients of unknown sex in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively, resulting in a total number of 12,836, 14,361, 15,511, 16,880 and 18,183 patients identified each year.