Table 2.
Prevalence of narcolepsy (95% confidence interval) per 100,000 persons: 2013–2016.
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | % Change 2013–2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | 38.9 (38.6, 39.2) | 42.4 (42.1, 42.6) | 43.6 (43.4, 43.9) | 44.3 (44.0, 44.6) | 13.9 |
| Male** | 38.1 (37.3, 39.0) | 41.5 (40.7, 42.4) | 42.8 (41.9, 43.6) | 42.5 (41.6, 43.3) | 11.4 |
| Female** | 39.6 (39.0, 40.2) | 43.1 (42.4, 43.7) | 44.4 (43.7, 45.0) | 46.0 (45.3, 46.7) | 16.2 |
| Insurance | |||||
| Commercial* | 39.2 (38.6, 39.8) | 43.3 (42.6, 43.9) | 45.2 (44.5, 45.8) | 46.0 (45.3, 46.6) | 17.3 |
| Medicare* | 57.7 (55.9, 59.5) | 56.8 (55.1, 58.5) | 55.8 (54.2, 57.5) | 53.9 (52.3, 55.5) | −6.6 |
| Medicaid* | 33.9 (32.4, 35.5) | 35.4 (34.0, 36.8) | 37.0 (35.7, 38.3) | 37.6 (36.3, 38.8) | 10.6 |
| Region | |||||
| Northeast* | 26.8 (26.0, 27.7) | 28.5 (27.7, 29.4) | 28.4 (27.6, 29.3) | 28.2 (27.3, 29.1) | 5.2 |
| Midwest* | 52.3 (51.2, 53.5) | 56.8 (55.6, 58.0) | 57.5 (56.3, 58.7) | 58.2 (57.0, 59.3) | 11.3 |
| South* | 41.2 (40.4, 42.0) | 45.5 (44.7, 46.4) | 47.3 (46.4, 48.1) | 48.9 (48.0, 49.7) | 18.7 |
| West* | 30.2 (29.0, 31.4) | 33.2 (31.9, 34.4) | 35.4 (34.1, 36.7) | 33.7 (32.5, 35.0) | 11.6 |
*.
Age- and sex-adjusted to the 2016 census. **Age-adjusted to the 2016 census.