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Table 3 Selected data from surveys with available age- and sex-specific incidence for periods of clinical onset in EEA populations

From: Incidence of multiple sclerosis among European Economic Area populations, 1985-2009: the framework for monitoring

Survey population

No. cases

Diagnostic criteria

Incidence

Stratified

F/M

Diagnostic delay

Mid time point

Latitude

Incidence period

Crude

F/M M-H

ratio

Months

Year

Degrees N

Person/years

Adjusted

Mean/median DD

(1987-2000)

Reference

  

Women

Men

Both

     

Lorraine

1658

Poser D,Pr, (NSO)

7.68

3.26

5.51

2.50

2.45

-

1996

49

1990-2002

7.76

3.16

5.43

(2.24-2.77)

30070439

Debouverie 2007 [31]

Reggio Emilia & Modena

105

Mc Alpine D,Pr (NSO)

2.37

0.99

1.70

2.58

2.55

-

1987.5

44.28

1985-1990

2.45

0.95

1.69

(1.68-3.97)

6061343

Guidetti 1995 [36]

United Kingdom

642

Poser D,Pr or MacDonald D,Pr (NSO)

7.42

3.44

5.47

2.26

2.24

-

1996.5

53.51

1993-2000

7.45

3.30

5.36

(1.91-2.67)

11745641

Alonso 2007 [48]

Catania

155

Poser CDPr,LSDPr

5.87

3.65

4.81

1.68

1.77

21 m

1994.5

37.3

1990-1999

6.02

3.58

4.84

(1.21-2.33)

3221760

Nicoletti 2005 [32]

Faroe Islands

43

Poser CD, LSD, or McDonald for one attack (separate criteria for PPMS forms)

5.51

5.21

4.32

1.82

1.59

-

1996.5

62.01

1986-2007

5.90

5.23

4.48

(0.99-3.35)

1019548

Joensen 2010 [40]

Västerbotten

133

Poser CDPr, LSDPr

6.73

3.69

5.21

1.94

1.83

-

1992.5

65.02

1988-1997

7.23

3.72

5.43

(1.36-2.77)

2551521

Sundström 2003 [37]

Ferrara

200

Poser D,Pr (NSO)

5.39

2.25

3.83

2.66

2.62

15.4 m (in 1990)

1996.5

44.5

1990-2003

5.77

2.18

3.96

(1.94-3.63)

6.1 m (in 2003)

4937521

Granieri 2007 [34]

San Marino

33

Poser D,Pr (NSO)

11.69

3.96

7.93

2.95

3.13

18.3 m (in 1990)

1997.5

43.56

1990-2005

10.46

3.80

7.25

(1.32-6.56)

1 m (in 2005)

415540

Granieri 2008 [35]

Catania

108

Poser CDPr,LSDPr

8.43

5.28

6.94

1.69

1.77

17 m

2002

37.3

2000-2004

8.72

5.24

6.96

(1.14-2.49)

1549580

Nicoletti 2011 [10]

French West Indies

130

2005 revised McDonald (NSO)

1.75

0.46

1.14

3.79

4.20

-

2000

15.2

1992-2007

1.71

0.44

1.12

(2.45-5.87)

11434927

Cabre 2009 [8]

Beta for F/M M-H in ordinates linear regression

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

All data sets

        

0.022

-0.029

         

(-0.006, 0.05)

(-0.035, -0.022)

(French West Indies excluded)

        

-0.026

-0.006

         

(-0.047, -0.006)

(-0.014, 0.002)