Table 2.
Traumatic spinal cord injury incident cases, age and gender-specific incidence rates (per 1,000,000 annually) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for males, females and total population in Rwanda.
| Age groups | No. | Rates (males) | 95% CI | No. | Rates (female) | 95% CI | p value | No. | Rates (All) | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–30 | 29 | 22.8 | 15.3–32.8 | 5 | 3.77 | 1.2–8.8 | <0.0001 | 34 | 13.1 | 9.1–18.3 |
| 31–45 | 22 | 30.6 | 19.2–46.3 | 12 | 14.5 | 7.5–25.4 | 0.02 | 34 | 22.0 | 15.2–30.8 |
| 46–60 | 36 | 88.8 | 62.2–122.9 | 3 | 6.0 | 1.2–17.6 | <0.0001 | 39 | 43.1 | 30.6–58.9 |
| ≥61 | 11 | 60.0 | 30.0–107.2 | 4 | 14.6 | 4.0–37.5 | 0.005 | 15 | 32.8 | 18.4–54.2 |
| Total | 98 | 38.0 | 31.0–46.3 | 24 | 8.2 | 5.3–12.2 | <0.0001 | 122 | 22.2 | 18.4–26.5 |
Bold figures stands for significant values (p < 0.05).