Table 1

The incidence (per 100,000 person-years) of ILD in Denmark overall and within age- and gender-specific strata

1995–2000
Cases
(N)
Incidence rates
Crude
(95% CI)*
Incidence rates
Age-standardised
(95% CI)*

Overall
10,318
32.57 (31.94–33.20)
23.54 (23.04–24.04)




Age



     0–14
609
10.76 (9.91–11.62)

     15–39
1,449
13.01 (12.34–13.68)

     40–64
3,312
32.72 (31.61–33.84)

     65–79
3,584
101.81 (98.48–105.15)

     80+
1,364
110.06 (104.21–115.90)

Gender



     Male
6,063
38.75 (37.78–39.73)
29.12 (28.33–29.90)
     Female
4,255
26.54 (25.74–27.33)
18.69 (18.05–19.33)

2001–2005







Overall
11,447
42.66 (41.88–43.44)
31.28 (30.64–31.92)




Age



     0–14
815
16.23 (15.12–17.35)

     15–39
1,693
18.90 (18.00–19.80)

     40–64
3,737
42.08 (40.74–43.43)

     65–79
3,418
118.02 (114.07–121.98)

     80+
1,784
165.41 (157.73–173.08)

Gender



     Male
6,576
49.56 (48.36–50.76)
37.79 (36.81–38.78)
     Female
4,871
35.90 (34.90–36.91)
25.43 (24.61–26.25)

*CI: confidence interval

Kornum et al. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008 8:24   doi:10.1186/1471-2466-8-24