Hospitalization Trends for Acute Appendicitis in Spain, 1998 to 2017
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Statistical Analysis
4. Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Gender | Age Group | Time Segment | APC | p-Value | 95% CI | AAPC | 95% CI | p-Value |
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Male | All | 1998–2009 | 0.6 | <0.001 | (0.4, 0.8) | −0.1 | (−0.3, 0.1) | 0.340 |
2009–2017 | −1.0 | <0.001 | (−1.4, −0.7) | |||||
0–14 years | 1998–2013 | 0.1 | 0.399 | (−0.1, 0.4) | −0.7 | (−1.2, −0.3) | 0.001 | |
2013–2017 | −3.8 | 0.001 | (−5.8, −1.8) | |||||
15–34 years | 1998–2003 | 2.1 | <0.001 | (1.6, 2.6) | 0.0 | (−0.5, 0.5) | 0.985 | |
2003–2009 | 0.4 | 0.059 | (−0.0, 0.9) | |||||
2009–2012 | −2.4 | 0.134 | (−5.6, 0.9) | |||||
2012–2017 | −1.1 | 0.001 | (−1.6, −0.6) | |||||
35–44 years | 1998–2005 | 1.5 | 0.001 | (0.7, 2.2) | 0.5 | (0.2, 0.8) | 0.001 | |
2005–2017 | −0.1 | 0.440 | (−0.4, 0.2) | |||||
45–64 years | 1998–2017 | 0.3 | 0.004 | (0.1, 0.6) | 0.3 | (0.1, 0.6) | 0.004 | |
≥65 years | 1998–2006 | −0.9 | 0.157 | (−2.2, 0.4) | 0.2 | (−0.4, 0.8) | 0.533 | |
2006–2017 | 1.0 | 0.010 | (0.3, 1.7) | |||||
Female | All | 1998–2006 | 0.3 | 0.176 | (−0.2, 0.8) | 0.2 | (−0.7, 1.1) | 0.640 |
2006–2009 | 2.5 | 0.391 | (−3.5, 8.9) | |||||
2009–2017 | −0.7 | 0.003 | (−1.2, −0.3) | |||||
0–14 years | 1998–2010 | −0.1 | 0.771 | (−0.5, 0.4) | −1.1 | (−1.5, −0.7) | <0.001 | |
2010–2017 | −2.8 | <0.001 | (−3.8, −1.8) | |||||
15–34 years | 1998–2006 | 0.8 | 0.001 | (0.4, 1.1) | 0.4 | (−0.5, 1.2) | 0.403 | |
2006–2009 | 3.3 | 0.246 | (−2.5, 9.5) | |||||
2009–2017 | −1.1 | <0.001 | (−1.5, −0.7) | |||||
1998–2010 | 1.8 | <0.001 | (1.2, 2.3) | 1.2 | (0.7, 1.7) | <0.001 | ||
35–44 years | 2010–2017 | 0.3 | 0.561 | (−0.8, 1.4) | ||||
45–64 years | 1998–2017 | 1.5 | <0.001 | (1.3, 1.7) | 1.5 | (1.3, 1.7) | <0.001 | |
≥65 years | 1998–2006 | −1.0 | 0.086 | (−2.2, 0.2) | 0.4 | (−0.2, 1.0) | 0.179 | |
2006–2017 | 1.4 | <0.001 | (0.8, 2.1) |
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Carratalá-Munuera, C.; Pilco, J.d.R.; Orozco-Beltrán, D.; Compañ, A.; Quesada, J.A.; Nouni-García, R.; Gil-Guillén, V.F.; García-Ortíz, L.; López-Pineda, A. Hospitalization Trends for Acute Appendicitis in Spain, 1998 to 2017. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 12718. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312718
Carratalá-Munuera C, Pilco JdR, Orozco-Beltrán D, Compañ A, Quesada JA, Nouni-García R, Gil-Guillén VF, García-Ortíz L, López-Pineda A. Hospitalization Trends for Acute Appendicitis in Spain, 1998 to 2017. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(23):12718. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312718
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarratalá-Munuera, Concepción, Jessica del Rocio Pilco, Domingo Orozco-Beltrán, Antonio Compañ, Jose A. Quesada, Rauf Nouni-García, Vicente F. Gil-Guillén, Luis García-Ortíz, and Adriana López-Pineda. 2021. "Hospitalization Trends for Acute Appendicitis in Spain, 1998 to 2017" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 23: 12718. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312718
APA StyleCarratalá-Munuera, C., Pilco, J. d. R., Orozco-Beltrán, D., Compañ, A., Quesada, J. A., Nouni-García, R., Gil-Guillén, V. F., García-Ortíz, L., & López-Pineda, A. (2021). Hospitalization Trends for Acute Appendicitis in Spain, 1998 to 2017. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23), 12718. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312718