Table 2. Mortality risk by timing of death after ALS diagnosis (n = 1149).
Timing after ALS diagnosis, y |
No. exposed |
No. of deaths |
Mortality risk (%) | ||
Estimate | Lower limit for 95%CI |
Upper limit for 95%CI |
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0–1 | 1079 | 173 | 16.0 | 13.8 | 18.2 |
1–2 | 768 | 105 | 13.7 | 11.2 | 16.1 |
2–3 | 543 | 52 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 12.0 |
3–4 | 399.5 | 43 | 10.8 | 7.7 | 13.8 |
4–5 | 291.5 | 26 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 12.2 |
5–6 | 212 | 19 | 9.0 | 5.1 | 12.8 |
6–7 | 145.5 | 8 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 9.2 |
7–8 | 101 | 6 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 10.5 |