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Table 6 Incidence of diagnosed diseases among the study population adjusted for age using log (age) as an offset variable (N = 98)

From: Prevalence and incidence of neurological disorders among adult Ugandans in rural and urban Mukono district; a cross-sectional study

Diagnosed diseases

Incidence (95% CI) per

Incidence (95% CI) per

1000 yearsa

100, 000 yearsb

Stroke

3.6 (2.1–6.1)

360 (210–610)

Epilepsy

3.2 (1.8–5.4)

320 (180–540)

Pain syndrome

2.4 (1.3–4.5)

240 (130–450)

Peripheral neuropathy

9.4 (6.6–13.2)

940 (660–1320)

Tremors

1.9 (0.9–3.9)

190 (90–390)

Chronic headaches

5.1 (3.3–8.0)

510 (330–800)

  1. aEstimated number of new cases per 1000 years
  2. bEstimated number of new cases per 100,000 years