Table 1.
Age specific and age standardised hospital admission rates for acute pancreatitis per 100 000 population, 1963-74, 1975-86 and 1987-98
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1963-74
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1975-86
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1987-98
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| Age group | No of admissions | Rate per 100 000 population (95% CI) | No of admissions | Rate per 100 000 population (95% CI) | No of admissions | Rate per 100 000 population (95% CI) |
| Men | ||||||
| <35 | 18 | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.1) | 174 | 2.5 (2.1 to 2.9) | 299 | 3.6 (3.2 to 4.0) |
| 35-44 | 27 | 5.0 (3.1 to 6.8) | 126 | 7.6 (6.3 to 9.0) | 295 | 13.8 (12.2 to 15.3) |
| 45-54 | 41 | 8.4 (5.8 to 11.0) | 177 | 12.6 (10.8 to 14.5) | 284 | 15.7 (13.9 to 17.5) |
| 55-64 | 43 | 10.5 (7.4 to 13.7) | 176 | 14.4 (12.2 to 16.5) | 251 | 18.6 (16.3 to 20.9) |
| 65-74 | 34 | 13.5 (9.0 to 18.1) | 199 | 23.1 (19.9 to 26.3) | 253 | 25.4 (22.2 to 28.5) |
| 75+ | 28 | 21.7 (13.6 to 29.9) | 131 | 33.5 (27.4 to 39.6) | 214 | 35.5 (30.6 to 40.4) |
| All ages | 191 | 5.2 (4.5 to 5.9) | 983 | 8.6 (8.1 to 9.2) | 1596 | 11.2 (10.6 to 11.7) |
| Women | ||||||
| <35 | 18 | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.2) | 128 | 1.9 (1.6 to 2.2) | 219 | 2.8 (2.4 to 3.1) |
| 35-44 | 18 | 3.6 (1.9 to 5.3) | 81 | 5.1 (4.0 to 6.2) | 162 | 7.7 (6.5 to 8.9) |
| 45-54 | 20 | 4.1 (2.3 to 5.9) | 89 | 6.5 (5.1 to 7.8) | 185 | 10.6 (9.0 to 12.1) |
| 55-64 | 49 | 11.1 (8.0 to 14.2) | 157 | 12.3 (10.3 to 14.2) | 194 | 14.4 (12.4 to 16.4) |
| 65-74 | 50 | 14.9 (10.8 to 19.0) | 208 | 19.8 (17.1 to 22.5) | 250 | 21.3 (18.7 to 24.0) |
| 75+ | 46 | 19.5 (13.8 to 25.2) | 285 | 35.2 (31.0 to 39.3) | 373 | 34.2 (30.7 to 37.7) |
| All ages | 201 | 4.5 (3.9 to 5.2) | 948 | 6.7 (6.3 to 7.2) | 1383 | 8.4 (7.9 to 8.8) |
| Total* | 392 | 4.9 (4.4 to 5.4) | 1931 | 7.7 (7.3 to 8.0) | 2979 | 9.8 (9.4 to 10.1) |
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code used for acute pancreatitis was 587.0 in the 7th revision, 577.0 in ICD-8 and ICD-9, and K85 in ICD-10.
*
The ages of 10 people were not known.