Table 1 Population distribution, age-specific and age–adjusted prevalence of essential tremor per 1000 population
From: Prevalence of essential tremor in urban Lagos, Nigeria: a door-to-door community-based study
Age stratification | Population (%) | Gender | Number of ET cases | Age specific prevalence per1000 | Age adjusted prevalence per1000 (WHO New Worldpopulation) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (%) | Female (%) | |||||
Below 15 years | 706 (23.5) | 389 (13.0) | 317 (10.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 to 24 years | 832 (27.7) | 452 (15.1) | 380 (12.6) | 4 | 4.81 | 0.81 |
25 to 34 years | 594 (19.8) | 333 (11.1) | 261 (8.7) | 3 | 5.05 | 0.71 |
35 to 44 years | 411 (13.7) | 228 (7.6) | 183 (6.1) | 3 | 7.30 | 0.88 |
45 to 54 years | 278 (9.3) | 161 (5.4) | 117 (3.9) | 2 | 7.19 | 0.79 |
55 to 64 years | 110 (3.7) | 63 (2.1) | 47 (1.6) | 6 | 54.54 | 4.37 |
65 to 74 years | 43 (1.4) | 25 (0.8) | 18 (0.6) | 6 | 139.53 | 6.97 |
75 to 84 years | 19 (0.6) | 13 (0.4) | 6 (0.2) | 9 | 473.68 | 7.11 |
85 years and older | 7 (.2) | 4 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 3 | 428.57 | 2.14 |
All ages | 3000 | 1668 (55.6) | 1332 (44.4) | 36 | 12 | 23.78 |