An Ecological Analysis of Hospitalization Patterns for Diseases of the Nervous System in England and Wales over the Last 20 Years
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Sources and the Population
2.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Admission Rates Stratified by Gender
3.2. Admission Rates Stratified by Age Group
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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ICD Code | Description | Number of Admissions | Percentage from Total Number of Admissions |
---|---|---|---|
G00–G09 | Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system | 168,074 | 2.3% |
G10–G14 | Systemic atrophies primarily affecting the central nervous system | 110,205 | 1.5% |
G20–G26 | Extrapyramidal and movement disorders | 387,080 | 5.2% |
G30–G32 | Other degenerative diseases of the nervous system | 276,408 | 3.7% |
G35–G37 | Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system | 688,479 | 9.3% |
G40–G47 | Episodic and paroxysmal disorders | 2,757,086 | 37.4% |
G50–G59 | Nerve, nerve root, and plexus disorders | 1,632,271 | 22.1% |
G60–G65 | Polyneuropathies and other disorders of the peripheral nervous system | 385,998 | 5.2% |
G70–G73 | Diseases of myoneural junction and muscle | 128,052 | 1.7% |
G80–G83 | Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes | 382,065 | 5.2% |
G89–G99 | Other disorders of the nervous system | 465,232 | 6.3% |
Diseases | Rate of Diseases in 1999 per 100,000 Persons (95% CI) | Rate of Diseases in 2019 per 100,000 Persons (95% CI) | Percentage Change from 1999–2019 | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system | 9.11 (8.85–9.37) | 23.17 (22.79–23.56) | 154.4% | p ≤ 0.001 |
Systemic atrophies primarily affecting the central nervous system | 8.26 (8.01–8.51) | 12.01 (11.73–12.29) | 45.4% | p ≤ 0.01 |
Extrapyramidal and movement disorders | 30.01 (29.54–30.48) | 43.80 (43.27–44.33) | 46.0% | p ≤ 0.01 |
Other degenerative diseases of the nervous system | 24.52 (24.10–24.95) | 26.95 (26.53–27.37) | 9.9% | p ≤ 0.05 |
Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system | 35.69 (35.18–36.21) | 92.90 (92.13–93.68) | 160.3% | p ≤ 0.001 |
Episodic and paroxysmal disorders | 177.81 (176.67–178.96) | 302.59 (301.19–303.99) | 70.2% | p ≤ 0.01 |
Nerve, nerve root, and plexus disorders | 106.25 (105.36–107.13) | 158.49 (157.48–159.51) | 49.2% | p ≤ 0.01 |
Polyneuropathies and other disorders of the peripheral nervous system | 12.50 (12.20–12.81) | 54.48 (53.88–55.07) | 335.6% | p ≤ 0.001 |
Diseases of myoneural junction and muscle | 7.62 (7.38–7.86) | 17.95 (17.61–18.29) | 135.5% | p ≤ 0.001 |
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes | 37.30 (36.78–37.83) | 29.44 (29.01–29.88) | −21.1% | p ≤ 0.05 |
Other disorders of the nervous system | 25.37 (24.94–25.80) | 61.58 (60.95–62.21) | 142.7% | p ≤ 0.001 |
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Naser, A.Y.; Dahmash, E.Z.; Al-Daghastani, T.; Alwafi, H.; Abu Hamdah, S.; Alsairafi, Z.K.; Alsaleh, F.M. An Ecological Analysis of Hospitalization Patterns for Diseases of the Nervous System in England and Wales over the Last 20 Years. Healthcare 2022, 10, 1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10091670
Naser AY, Dahmash EZ, Al-Daghastani T, Alwafi H, Abu Hamdah S, Alsairafi ZK, Alsaleh FM. An Ecological Analysis of Hospitalization Patterns for Diseases of the Nervous System in England and Wales over the Last 20 Years. Healthcare. 2022; 10(9):1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10091670
Chicago/Turabian StyleNaser, Abdallah Y., Eman Zmaily Dahmash, Tamara Al-Daghastani, Hassan Alwafi, Sawsan Abu Hamdah, Zahra K. Alsairafi, and Fatemah M. Alsaleh. 2022. "An Ecological Analysis of Hospitalization Patterns for Diseases of the Nervous System in England and Wales over the Last 20 Years" Healthcare 10, no. 9: 1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10091670