Table 6.

Age-specific incidence rates of MDS in Western Greece, 1990–2009, by gender and by residence in a rural or urban area

Men and women			Men		Women		Rural areas		Urban areas
Age group (years)	N	Rate	N	Rate	N	Rate	N	Rate	N	Rate
15–39	4	0.1	2	0.1	2	0.1	1	0.1	3	0.1
40–49	11	0.6	9	0.9	2	0.2	7	1.0	4	0.3
50–59	33	2.1	22	2.8	11	1.4	16	2.5	17	1.9
60–69	164	10.0	106	13.7	58	6.3	79	9.8	83	9.9
70–79	342	28.4	251	46.0	91	13.8	192	30.4	140	24.6
≥80	167	34.7	116	56.2	51	18.5	91	33.3	68	32.7
Total (crude)	721	6.0	506	8.3	215	3.6	386	7.7	315	4.5
Total crude (CMML and RAEB-T excluded)	585	4.8	405	6.7	180	3.0	309	6.1	260	3.7