Table 1.
The incidence (per 100,000 person-years) of ILD in Denmark overall and within age- and gender-specific strata
| 1995–2000 |
Cases (N) |
Incidence rates Crude (95% CI)* |
Incidence rates Age-standardised (95% CI)* |
| Overall | 10,318 | 32.57 (31.94–33.20) | 23.54 (23.04–24.04) |
| Age | |||
| 0–14 | 609 | 10.76 (9.91–11.62) | |
| 15–39 | 1,449 | 13.01 (12.34–13.68) | |
| 40–64 | 3,312 | 32.72 (31.61–33.84) | |
| 65–79 | 3,584 | 101.81 (98.48–105.15) | |
| 80+ | 1,364 | 110.06 (104.21–115.90) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 6,063 | 38.75 (37.78–39.73) | 29.12 (28.33–29.90) |
| Female | 4,255 | 26.54 (25.74–27.33) | 18.69 (18.05–19.33) |
| 2001–2005 | |||
| Overall | 11,447 | 42.66 (41.88–43.44) | 31.28 (30.64–31.92) |
| Age | |||
| 0–14 | 815 | 16.23 (15.12–17.35) | |
| 15–39 | 1,693 | 18.90 (18.00–19.80) | |
| 40–64 | 3,737 | 42.08 (40.74–43.43) | |
| 65–79 | 3,418 | 118.02 (114.07–121.98) | |
| 80+ | 1,784 | 165.41 (157.73–173.08) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 6,576 | 49.56 (48.36–50.76) | 37.79 (36.81–38.78) |
| Female | 4,871 | 35.90 (34.90–36.91) | 25.43 (24.61–26.25) |
*CI: confidence interval