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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2009 Aug 25;81(4):385–390. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.183525

Table 4.

Crude and adjusted incidence per 100,000 person-years of ALS by catchment area and site of onset

Registry Cases Denominator (person years) Incidence 95% CI Adjusted Incidence 95% CI
Lancashire
Spinal 32 3,246,334 0.9 0.6-1.2 0.9 0.6-1.2
Generalized + Bulbar 22 3,246,344 0.6 0.4-0.9 0.6 0.3-0.9
Ireland
Spinal 76 7,455,000 1.0 0.8-1.3 1.3 1.0-1.6
Generalized + Bulbar 72 7,455,000 1.0 0.7-1.2 1.3 1.0-1.6
Lombardy
Spinal 132 9,895,108 1.3 1.1-1.6 1.2 1.0-1.4
Generalized + Bulbar 58 9,895,108 0.6 0.4-0.7 0.5 0.4-0.7
Piemonte
Spinal 182 8,815,564 2.1 1.8-2.4 1.7 1.5-2.0
Generalized + Bulbar 83 8,815,564 0.9 0.7-1.1 0.8 0.6-0.9
Puglia
Spinal 96 7,959,576 1.2 1.0-1.4 1.2 1.0-1.4
Generalized + Bulbar 34 7,959,576 0.4 0.3-0.6 0.4 0.3-0.6
Scotland
Spinal 153 10,124,022 1.5 1.3-1.8 1.5 1.3-1.7
Generalized + Bulbar 41 10,124,022 0.4 0.3-0.5 0.4 0.3-0.5