Table II.
Historic development of nonunion diagnoses from 2009 to 2019.
| Year | n | German population (20 yrs or older) |
Incidence per 100,000 inhabitants (95% CI) |
Incidence relative to the preceding year, % | IRR relative to the preceding year (95% CI) | Comparison of incidences, p-value* | Female/male, % (n) | Aged ≤ 70 years/> 70 years, % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11,653 | 66,400,066 | 17.5 (17.2 to 17.9) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 42/58(4,883/6,770) | 81/19 (9,443/2,210) |
| 2010 | 12,000 | 66,549,975 | 18.0 (17.7 to 18.4) | +3 | 1.03 (0.53 to 1.98) | 0.935 | 43/57 (5,168/6,832) |
80/20 (9,647/2,353) |
| 2011 | 12,664 | 65,398,514 | 19.4 (19.0 to 19.7) | +7 | 1.07 (0.57 to 2.04) | 0.827 | 44/56 (5,615/7,049) |
78/22 (9,883/2,781) |
| 2012 | 12,471 | 65,665,069 | 19.0 (18.7 to 19.3) | -2 | 0.98 (0.52 to 1.85) | 0.952 | 43/57 (5,340/7,131) |
79/21 (9,808/2,663) |
| 2013 | 12,132 | 65,943,867 | 18.4 (18.1 to 18.7) | -3 | 0.97 (0.51 to 1.84) | 0.923 | 44/56 (5,295/6,837) |
79/21 (9,593/2,539) |
| 2014 | 12,198 | 66,677,665 | 18.3 (18.0 to 18.6) | -1 | 0.99 (0.52 to 1.90) | 0.986 | 44/56 (5,325/6,873) |
79/21 (9,590/2,608) |
| 2015 | 11,686 | 67,097,676 | 17.4 (17.1 to 17.7) | -5 | 0.95 (0.49 to 1.83) | 0.883 | 44/56 (5,094/6,592) |
78/22 (9,137/2,549) |
| 2016 | 11,876 | 67,440,230 | 17.6 (17.3 to 17.9) | +1 | 1.01 (0.52 to 1.96) | 0.974 | 44/56 (5,198/6,678) |
79/21 (9,432/2,444) |
| 2017 | 11,874 | 67,540,025 | 17.6 (17.3 to 17.9) | 0 | 1.00 (0.52 to 1.93) | 0.996 | 44/56 (5,181/6,693) |
79/21 (9,317/2,557) |
| 2018 | 11,493 | 67,724,921 | 17.0 (16.7 to 17.3) | -3 | 0.97 (0.50 to 1.88) | 0.917 | 45/55 (5,178/6,315) |
78/22 (8,982/2,511) |
| 2019 | 11,840 | 67,864,036 | 17.4 (17.1 to 17.8) | +3 | 1.03 (0.53 to 1.99) | 0.935 | 45/55 (5,365/6,475) |
78/22 (9,208/2,632) |
Statistical significance set at p < 0.01.
*
Two-sample z-test.
CI, confidence interval; IRR, incidence rate ratio; N/A, not applicable.