Table 2 Epidemiological characteristics of MS in the 2006–2011 and 2012–2016 periods
From: Is the sharp increasing trend of multiple sclerosis incidence real in Iran?
Study period | ||||||
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2006–2011 | 2012–2016 | |||||
Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | |
Mean age of patients at the diagnosis time | 30.15 ± 0.62 | 30.79 ± 0.74 | 29.97 ± 0.61 | 31.91 ± 0.73 | 32.63 ± 0.72 | 31.69 ± 0.73 |
Mean new cases of MS | 2861 ± 1235 | 635 ± 258 | 2226 ± 978 | 5546 ± 218 | 1271 ± 84 | 4275 ± 160 |
Mean annual MS incidence | 3.90 ± 1.58 | 1.70 ± 0.66 | 6.51 ± 2.58 | 7.01 ± 0.27 | 3.18 ± 0.19 | 10.96 ± 0.42 |
Mean annual MS prevalence | 32.75 ± 17.85 | 14.54 ± 7.48 | 51.46 ± 29.05 | 62.56 ± 38.26 | 28.27 ± 16.06 | 97.82 ± 61.58 |