Original scientific paper
The Town of Čabar, Croatia, Familiar Pseudocluster for Multiple Sclerosis – Descriptive Epidemiological Study
Olivio Perković
; Department of Neurology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Ante Jurjević
; Department of Neurology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Igor Antončić
; Department of Neurology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Siniša Dunatov
; Department of Neurology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Marina Bralić
; Department of Neurology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Smiljana Ristić
; Department of Biology and Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
Previous descriptive surveys in the town of ^abar, Croatia carried out by our own epidemiological research group, have established that this area is at high risk for MS. To confirm the above assumption and to update MS frequency in this area we conducted a community-based intensive prevalence and incidence study. On December 31st 2001, the average prevalence was 205.7 per 100,000 with prevailing age-specific prevalence in the group of patients between 30 and 49 years of age. The average incidence (1948.–2004.) was 5.52/100.000 population per year (95% CI=3.27–8.72), average mortality in the year was 2.76/100 000 inhabitants (95% CI=1.26–5.24). Sexual index stood at 1:11, starting time was 10:04±28.53 in the year, and the average duration of the disease to the prevalence 11:11±27.26 years.
Keywords
epidemiology; incidence; multiple sclerosis; prevalence; familiar pseudocluster; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
51646
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Publication date:
20.4.2010.
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