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Table 1 The incidence (per 100,000 person-years) of ILD in Denmark overall and within age- and gender-specific strata

From: The incidence of interstitial lung disease 1995–2005: a Danish nationwide population-based study

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)

  1. *CI: confidence interval