Table 1 Patient characteristics
DMT-treated patients N = 14,627 | ||
|---|---|---|
Age (mean, SD), y | 47.4 | 11.0 |
Age categories (n, %) | ||
18–24 y | 341 | 2.3 |
25–34 y | 1488 | 10.2 |
35–44 y | 3885 | 26.6 |
45–54 y | 4958 | 33.9 |
55–64 y | 3161 | 21.6 |
65–74 y | 712 | 4.9 |
75–84 y | 77 | 0.5 |
85+ y | 5 | 0.0 |
Sex (n, %) | ||
Male | 3872 | 26.5 |
Female | 10,755 | 73.5 |
Geographic region (n, %) | ||
Northeast | 2523 | 17.2 |
North Central | 4071 | 27.8 |
South | 5139 | 35.1 |
West | 2811 | 19.2 |
Unknown | 83 | 0.6 |
Index year (n, %) | ||
2007 | 2440 | 16.7 |
2008 | 3129 | 21.4 |
2009 | 1923 | 13.1 |
2010 | 1729 | 11.8 |
2011 | 1304 | 8.9 |
2012 | 1248 | 8.5 |
2013 | 976 | 6.7 |
2014 | 919 | 6.3 |
2015 | 750 | 5.1 |
2016 | 209 | 1.4 |