Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2012; 18(14): 1652-1659
Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1652
Table 3 Overall age- and sex-specific incidence densities and relative hazards of gallstone disease (ICD-9: 574) in diabetic and control groups, 2000-2008, Taiwan, China
Variables1Control groupDiabetic groupaHR2 (95% CI)24 in association with diabetic group
No. of patientsNo. of eventsID2 (per 1000 patient-years) (95% CI)23No. of patientsNo. of eventsID2 (per 1000 patient-years) (95% CI)23
Men
< 4540 53714674.25 (4.24-4.25)40 53723607.06 (7.06-7.07)0.80 (0.66-0.96)4
45-64141 89991847.59 (7.58-7.59)141 89912 56111.23 (11.22-11.23)1.03 (0.96-1.09)4
> 64113 12710 24112.31 (12.30-12.31)113 12912 22416.40 (16.39-16.40)1.20 (1.14-1.27)4
Total295 56320 8928.75 (8.75-8.76)295 56627 14512.35 (12.34-12.35)1.12 (1.07-1.16)5
WomenIncreased % vs malesIncreased % vs males
< 4529 08012925.11 (5.11-5.12)+ 20.8%29 07918987.69 (7.69-7.70)+ 8.9%0.75 (0.60-0.94)4
45-64154 91112 5969.30 (9.29-9.30)+ 22.5%154 91115 98912.59 (12.58-12.59)+ 12.1%0.96 (0.90-1.02)4
> 64135 31713 33612.61 (12.60-12.61)+ 20.8%135 31815 68516.81 (16.81-16.82)+ 2.5%1.13 (1.07-1.18)4
Total319 30827 22410.21 (10.21-10.22)+ 2.4%319 31033 57213.70 (13.70-13.71)+ 10.9%1.05 (1.01-1.08)5
Overall614 87148 1169.52 (9.52-9.53)615 53260 73413.06 (13.06-13.07)1.08 (1.05-1.10)6