Table 2

Age and sex specific prevalence ratios (per million) of myasthenia gravis in Estonia on 1 January 1997

Age group (years)Population on 1 January 1997Cases of myasthenia gravisPrevalence ratio (95% CI)p Value*
MenWomenTotalMenWomenTotalMenWomenTotal
*Statistical differences between the ratios for men v women.
0–991 50187 155178 65611210.9 (0.3 to 60.9)11.5 (0.3 to 63.9)11.2 (1.4 to 40.4)0.976
10–19109 132105 674214 806551045.8 (14.8 to 106.8)47.3 (15.3 to 110.3)46.6 (22.3 to 85.7)0.9602
20–29107 330101 067208 3975121746.6 (15.1 to 108.6)118.7 (61.4 to 207.8)81.6 (47.5 to 130.5)0.0688
30–39103 187105 520208 707791667.8 (27.2 to 139.8)85.3 (39.1 to 162.1)76.7 (43.8 to 124.2)0.6456
40–4996 649107 129203 7786243062.1 (22.8 to 135.3)224.0 (143.6 to 333.8)147.2 (99.4 to 210.5)<0.01
50–5975 02192 816167 8374222653.3 (14.6 to 136.5)237.0 (148.6 to 272.6)154.9 (101.2 to 227.7)<0.01
60–6962 30991 383153 6925222780.2 (26.0 to 187.0)240.7 (150.9 to 363.5)175.7 (115.8 to 254.7)0.0198
70–7926 19860 93187 1297815267.2 (107.1 to 550.4)131.3 (15.6 to 258.7)172.2 (96.4 to 284.1)0.1616
80–89938729 74139 1280110.0 (0.0 to 319.6)33.6 (0.9 to 187.3)25.6 (0.6 to 142.4)0.5754
Total680 714781 416146 21304010414458.8 (42.0 to 79.9)133.1 (109.3 to 162.0)98.5 (83.3 to 116.3)<0.001
Adjusted to the European standard population60.3 (43.0 to 82.0)128.0 (105.1 to 155.8)96.0 (81.2 to 113.4)<0.001
Adjusted to the world standard population52.1 (37.2 to 70.9)109.6 (73.9 to 133.4)82.4 (69.7 to 97.3)<0.001