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. 2022 Oct 17;17(10):e0275207. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275207

Table 1. Characteristics of study participants.

Total number of patients 12,298
Total average incidence rate, n/100,000 person-years 99.7
Age, mean (SD) 39.0 (12.9)
Year of surgery, n (%)
    2015
    2016
    2017
    2018

3,337 (27.1)
3,267 (26.6)
2,832 (23.0)
2,862 (23.3)
Average incidence rates, n/100,000 person-years
    2015
    2016
    2017
    2018

98.1
98.5
104.7
98.2
Indications, n (%)
    Phimosis
    Routine/Ritual
    Phimosis + Balanitis/Balanoposthitis
    Balanitis
    Balanoposthitis
    Other

6,453 (52.5)
3,523 (28.7)
839 (6.8)
463 (3.8)
321 (2.6)
699 (5.7)
Geographic region, n (%); Age-standardized incidence rates, (n/100,000 person-years)
    Northeast
    North Central
    South
    West
    Unknown

2,513 (20.4); 125.1
1,730 (14.1); 110.1
6,052 (49.2); 101.0
1,944 (15.8); 61.0
59 (0.5); N/A
Type of service, n (%)
    Inpatient
    Outpatient

272 (2.2)
12,026 (97.8)
Type of insurance plan, n (%)
    Comprehensive
    EPO
    HMO
    POS
    PPO
    POS with capitation
    CDHP
    HDHP
    Unknown

246 (2.0)
106 (0.9)
1,389 (11.3)
941 (7.7)
6,653 (54.1)
237 (1.9)
1,330 (10.8)
1,079 (8.8)
317 (2.6)

CDHP, consumer driven health plan; EPO, exclusive provider organization; HDHP, high deductible health plan; HMO, health maintenance organization; POS, point of service; PPO, preferred provider organization; SD, standard deviation.