Table 2 Incidence rates and demographics of non-traumatic spinal cord injury in Scotland between 1994 and 2013
1994–1998 | 1999–2003 | 2004–2008 | 2009–2013 | 1994–2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Annual incidence | 17.2 (2.6) | 15.2 (2.9) | 12 (4.8) | 14 (3.4) | 14.6 (3.8) |
Annual incidence rate (per million) | |||||
Overall | 3.4 (0.5) | 3.0 (0.6) | 2.3 (0.9) | 2.6 (0.6) | 2.8 (0.7) |
Gender | |||||
Female | 2.1 (1.0) | 1.9 (0.6) | 1.5 (0.9) | 1.5 (0.9) | 1.8 (1.2) |
Male | 4.8 (1.5) | 4.3 (0.7) | 3.0 (1.1) | 3.8 (0.8) | 4.0 (1.2) |
Age | |||||
Under 16 | 0.2 (0.4) | 0.4 (0) | 0.0 (0.5) | 0.0 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.4) |
16–25 | 1.1 (1.8) | 1.7 (0.8) | 1.7 (1.2) | 1.4 (1.9) | 1.5 (1.0) |
26–35 | 2.6 (1.3) | 2.9 (1.9) | 2.4 (1.7) | 1.2 (1.1) | 2.2 (1.1) |
36–45 | 7.0 (3.6) | 5.9 (3.1) | 1.1 (1.6) | 2.9 (2.3) | 3.2 (2.4) |
46–55 | 5.6 (2.6) | 3.5 (1.2) | 3.9 (2.7) | 4.1 (2.0) | 4.2 (1.5) |
56–65 | 5.6 (3.0) | 3.4 (2.1) | 4.3 (4.0) | 5.5 (2.3) | 5.9 (1.7) |
66–75 | 7.1 (5.0) | 8.5 (4.9) | 4.3 (1.8) | 5.6 (3.4) | 7.0 (1.8) |
76–85 | 0.9 (2.0) | 0.0 (2.0) | 2.3 (0) | 2.3 (5.4) | 1.4 (0.8) |
85+ | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Mean age (years) | 49.2 (14.6) | 51.6 (16.5) | 50.7 (15.2) | 55.6 (17.8) | 51.8 (16.2) |
Males (%) | 72.2 (9.9) | 63.8 (12.2) | 73.5 (12.0) | 62.8 (12.5) | 68.1 (11.8) |
Cervical (%) | 24.8 (10.0) | 31.6 (5.5) | 34.7 (12.3) | 21.2 (18.8) | 28.1 (12.8) |
