Table 3

Age-specific and gender-specific prevalence of MS using GPRD alone and GPRD with HES (1997–2010)

	Patients (thousands)	GPRD data where HES available		GPRD plus HES
	Patients (thousands)	Cases	Prevalence (/10⁵)	Cases	Prevalence (/10⁵)
Male
Under 10	894.6	5	0.5	5	0.5
10–19	1209.3	33	2.7	40	3.3
20–29	1055.6	230	21.7	237	22.4
30–39	1389.2	1138	81.9	1166	83.9
40–49	1514.5	2255	148.8	2341	154.5
50–59	1368.8	2959	216.1	3146	229.8
60–69	1073.6	2182	203.2	2337	217.6
70–79	719.5	882	122.5	1054	146.4
80–89	327.1	150	45.8	244	74.5
90 Plus	48.1	8	16.6	16	33.2
Total	9600.2	9842	102.5	10 586	110.2
Female
Under 10	855.2	0	0.0	8	0.9
10–19	1096.6	22	2.0	34	3.1
20–29	960.1	498	51.8	549	57.1
30–39	1340.0	3392	253.1	3488	260.2
40–49	1464.2	6541	446.7	6724	459.2
50–59	1341.1	7845	584.9	8153	607.9
60–69	1092.5	5040	461.3	5415	495.6
70–79	856.7	2014	235.0	2292	267.5
80–89	544.6	563	103.3	755	138.6
90 Plus	139.5	42	30.1	60	43.0
Total	9690.6	25 957	267.8	27 478	283.5

GPRD, General Practice Research Database; HES, Hospital Episode Statistics; MS, multiple sclerosis.