Prevalence and incidence of multiple sclerosis in central Poland, 2010–2014

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Table 3 Incidence of MS per 100,000 population in the Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship patients between 2010 and 2014^a

Years	Total				Male				Female
Years	Cases	Population	Incidence	95 % CI	Cases	Population	Incidence	95 % CI	Cases	Population	Incidence	95 % CI
2010	37	1,266,014	2.92	2.42–3.55	14	616,462	2.27	1.21–3.04	23	649,552	3.54	2.64–5.14
2011	49	1,278,116	3,83	2.94–5.64	13	624,269	2.08	1.42–3.22	36	653,847	5.51	4.12–7.21
2012	51	1,273,995	4.00	2.95–5.72	13	622,370	2.09	1.38–3.18	38	651,625	5.83	4.46–7.34
2013	58	1,268,239	4.57	3.86–6.12	18	619,232	2.91	1.95–3.84	40	649,007	6.16	5.32–7.89
2014	72	1,263,176	5.70	4.83–6.94	19	616,670	3.08	2.35–4.12	53	645,506	8.21	7.14–8.94

The mean annual incidence, based on a 5-year period of observation, was 4.20 (95 % CI, 3.69–4.42) per 100,000 inhabitants, 2.46/100,000 among men and 5.85/100,000 among women. The incidence rate for women was 2.38 times higher than for men
Age-adjusted incidence rates for European population were 4.12 (3.32–5.14), 5.68 for women (4.45–7.82), and 2.21 for men (1.12–3.31), respectively
^aBased on data provided by Polish Central Statistical Office

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