Table 4

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

 Patient years (thousands)GPRD only where HES availableGPRD plus HES
New casesIncidence (/105/year)New casesIncidence (/105/year)
Male
Under 10841.000.0010.11
10–191146.260.5270.61
20–29974.8404.10424.30
30–391294.11007.721078.26
40–491429.61299.0214310.00
50–591301.4977.451239.45
60–691013.5535.22757.39
70–79675.6162.36507.40
80–89296.241.35144.72
90 Plus40.10049.98
Total9012.64454.935666.28
Female
Under 10804.10.0000.00
10–191035.07.67100.96
20–29870.311112.7512113.90
30–391250.028222.5530023.99
40–491387.433324.0035825.80
50–591277.122317.4627021.14
60–691035.510410.0414213.71
70–79810.7253.08789.62
80–89499.271.40357.01
90 Plus117.910.8465.08
Total9087.3109312.02132014.52
  • GPRD, General Practice Research Database; HES, Hospital Episode Statistics; MS, multiple sclerosis.