Table 5.
Sensitivity Analysis: Underascertainment Multipliers of Clinician-Based Surveillance and Laboratory-Based Surveillance Only, Adults ≥30 Years, by Region, Finland
| Region | Estimated number of incident cases among adults ≥30 years in 2011 | Total number of reported cases among adults ≥30 years in 2011 |
Multiplier |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avohilmo | NIDR | Clinician-based (Avohilmo-only) | Lab-based (NIDR-only) | ||
| Northern | 199 | 20 | 19 | 9.9 | 10.5 |
| Eastern | 1,542 | 260 | 75 | 5.9 | 20.6 |
| Central | 2,501 | 146 | 69 | 17.1 | 36.2 |
| Western | 417 | 314 | 245 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Southern | 2,308 | 822 | 602 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| Åland Islands | 186 | 227 | 424 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Nationwide | 7,153 | 1,789 | 1,434 | 4.0a | 5.0a |
a
Nationwide multiplier is derived from regional multipliers, weighted by the population size of each region; therefore, nationwide multiplier is not simply the ratio of the national estimated number of incident LB cases in 2011 to the national number of reported LB cases in 2011.
NIDR, National Infectious Disease Register.