Table 3 Hospitalization rates in the study group, subgroups and male-to-female ratio by year.

From: Visceral larva migrans among hospitalized patients in Poland: analysis of national hospital discharge data from 2014 to 2023

Year

Hospitalization rates per 100.000

Male-to-female ratio

Overall

Males

Females

Urban areas*

Rural areas*

2014

0.96

1.10

0.83

0.63

1.46

1.24

2015

1.08

1.32

0.86

0.71

1.65

1.45

2016

1.04

1.16

0.92

0.69

1.55

1.17

2017

1.28

1.45

1.12

0.79

1.94

1.21

2018

1.25

1.30

1.20

0.87

1.81

1.02

2019

1.02

1.03

1.01

0.70

1.51

0.96

2020

0.54

0.58

0.51

0.39

0.77

1.06

2021

0.71

0.74

0.68

0.46

1.08

1.02

2022

0.73

0.79

0.68

0.51

1.07

1.09

2023

0.68

0.72

0.65

0.42

1.04

1.04

Mean

0.93

1.02

0.85

0.62

1.39

1.13

SD

0.25

0.30

0.22

0.17

0.38

0.14

95% CI

0.75–1.11

0.81–1.23

0.69-1.00

0.50–0.73

1.12–1.66

1.02–1.23

  1. *In 21 cases there was no data allowing for the assessment of the place of residence.
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