Table 1 Baseline descriptives (2005) in percentages and incidence rates (IRs) for DP per 100 000 person-years (2006–2010) among MS patients and the general population, respectively
MS patients | General population | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All (n = 10 750) | At risk for DP (n = 4 519) | All (n = 5 553 120) | At risk for DP (n = 4 972 174) | |||||
% | % | Person-years at risk | IRs | % | % | Person-years at risk | IRs | |
Gender | ||||||||
Women | 70.8 | 67.8 | 12 744 | 69.1 | 49.2 | 48.1 | 11 324 670 | 7.0 |
Men | 29.2 | 32.2 | 6140 | 61.6 | 50.8 | 51.9 | 12 271 042 | 4.6 |
Age (mean years) | 47.0 | 41.2 | 40.1 | 39.6 | ||||
Age-groups | ||||||||
17-24 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 949 | 40.0 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 4 033 844 | 2.7 |
25-34 | 13.2 | 24.5 | 4 977 | 41.4 | 20.2 | 21.9 | 5 284 065 | 2.3 |
35-44 | 24.0 | 32.3 | 6 235 | 64.7 | 22.6 | 23.6 | 5 719 389 | 4.5 |
45-54 | 29.6 | 25.9 | 4 727 | 88.6 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 4 874 419 | 7.6 |
55-64 | 30.8 | 12.4 | 1 996 | 96.2 | 21.4 | 17.7 | 3 683 995 | 13.5 |
Living with partner | ||||||||
No | 45.1 | 42.1 | 8 018 | 60.6 | 50.3 | 50.1 | 11 733 753 | 5.7 |
Yes | 54.9 | 57.9 | 10 866 | 71.0 | 49.7 | 49.9 | 11 861 959 | 5.6 |
Educational level | ||||||||
Compulsory School (≤9 years) | 17.1 | 9.6 | 1 656 | 92.4 | 20.2 | 18.5 | 4 258 677 | 9.2 |
High School (10–12 years) | 49.1 | 45.3 | 8 408 | 75.5 | 47.8 | 47.8 | 11 339 322 | 5.9 |
University (≥13 years) | 33.7 | 45.1 | 8 820 | 53.3 | 32.0 | 33.7 | 7 997 713 | 3.7 |
Country of birth | ||||||||
Sweden | 90.9 | 90.7 | 17 143 | 67.4 | 85.9 | 86.4 | 20 482 499 | 5.3 |
Other Nordic countries | 2.9 | 2.4 | 420 | 81.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 621 577 | 10.0 |
EU 25 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 350 | 37.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 438 850 | 7.6 |
Other world | 4.3 | 5.2 | 971 | 57.7 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 2 052 786 | 8.3 |
Type of living area | ||||||||
Larger cities | 36.8 | 41.6 | 8 137 | 50.8 | 37.1 | 37.5 | 8 854 806 | 4.7 |
Medium-sized municipalities | 35.4 | 35.5 | 6 642 | 70.6 | 35.4 | 36.0 | 8 505 141 | 6.1 |
Smaller municipalities | 27.8 | 22.9 | 4 105 | 91.6 | 27.5 | 26.5 | 6 235 765 | 6.7 |
Geographic region | ||||||||
Stockholm County | 22.3 | 26.8 | 5 174 | 46.2 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 3 951 156 | 4.6 |
East Middle Sweden | 16.8 | 16.8 | 3 126 | 73.3 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 2 053 102 | 5.8 |
Småland and Islands | 8.2 | 7.7 | 1 389 | 82.1 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 3 421 054 | 6.5 |
South Sweden | 13.9 | 14.9 | 2 819 | 69.9 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 4 720 280 | 6.4 |
West Sweden | 20.3 | 18.4 | 3 546 | 61.2 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2 056 790 | 5.5 |
North Middle Sweden | 8.5 | 7.1 | 1 267 | 90.0 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 934 219 | 5.8 |
Middle Norrland | 3.9 | 3.4 | 607 | 100.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 302 967 | 7.6 |
Upper Norrland | 6.0 | 5.3 | 956 | 91.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 3 951 156 | 7.0 |