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Table 2 Average incident hospital admission rates for all severe gallstone disease, related complications and procedures among different age groups and overall in Taiwan per 1,000 population 1997–2005

From: Nationwide epidemiological study of severe gallstone disease in Taiwan

 

Men

Women

 

Number of admissions

Rate per 1,000 population (95% CI)

Number of admissions

Rate per 1,000 population (95% CI)

Severe gallstone diseases

   20 – 39

4,654

0.13 (0.13–0.14)

5,250

0.16 (0.15–0.16)

   40 – 59

13,831

0.55 (0.54–0.56)

13,125

0.53 (0.52–0.54)

   60 – 79

20,037

1.80 (1.77–1.82)

18,245

1.74 (1.71–1.76)

   ≥80

4,712

3.28 (3.18–3.37)

5,178

3.40 (3.30–3.49)

   All ages

43,234

0.60 (0.59–0.60)

41,798

0.59 (0.59–0.60)

Gallstone-related complications

Acute cholecystitis

   20 – 39

3,717

0.11 (0.10–0.11)

4,214

0.13 (0.12–0.13)

   40 – 59

10,697

0.43 (0.42–0.43)

9,645

0.39 (0.38–0.40)

   60 – 79

15,418

1.38 (1.36–1.40)

13,443

1.28 (1.26–1.30)

   ≥80

3,488

2.43 (2.35–2.51)

3,804

2.50 (2.42–2.57)

   All ages

33,320

0.46 (0.46–0.46)

31,106

0.44 (0.44–0.45)

Biliary pancreatitis

   20 – 39

938

0.03 (0.03–0.03)

869

0.03 (0.02–0.03)

   40 – 59

2,420

0.10 (0.09–0.10)

2,219

0.09 (0.09–0.09)

   60 – 79

2,869

0.26 (0.25–0.27)

3,123

0.30 (0.29–0.31)

   ≥80

654

0.45 (0.42–0.49)

786

0.52 (0.48–0.55)

   All ages

6,881

0.10 (0.09–0.10)

6,997

0.10 (0.10–0.10)

Acute cholangitis

   20 – 39

375

0.01 (0.01–0.01)

529

0.02 (0.01–0.02)

   40 – 59

2,087

0.08 (0.08–0.09)

2,479

0.10 (0.10–0.10)

   60 – 79

4,183

0.38 (0.36–0.39)

3,905

0.37 (0.36–0.38)

   ≥80

1,273

0.89 (0.84–0.93)

1,354

0.89 (0.84–0.94)

   All ages

7,918

0.11 (0.11–0.11)

8,267

0.12 (0.11–0.12)

Gallstone-related procedures

Elective cholecystectomy

   20 – 39

4,771

0.14 (0.13–0.14)

9,395

0.28 (0.28–0.29)

   40 – 59

11,915

0.47 (0.47–0.48)

19,861

0.80 (0.79–0.81)

   60 – 79

12,963

1.16 (1.14–1.18)

15,414

1.47 (1.44–1.49)

   ≥80

1,793

1.25 (1.19–1.30)

1,775

1.16 (1.11–1.22)

   All ages

31,442

0.43 (0.43–0.44)

46,445

0.66 (0.65–0.67)

Non-elective cholecystectomy

   20 – 39

2,791

0.08 (0.08–0.08)

3,606

0.11 (0.10–0.11)

   40 – 59

8,369

0.33 (0.33–0.34)

7,919

0.32 (0.31–0.33)

   60 – 79

12,327

1.11 (1.09–1.13)

10,385

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

   ≥80

2,378

1.65 (1.59–1.72)

2,197

1.44 (1.38–1.50)

   All ages

25,865

0.36 (0.35–0.36)

24,107

0.34 (0.34–0.35)

Gallstones receiving ERCP

   20 – 39

1,244

0.04 (0.03–0.04)

1,674

0.05 (0.05–0.05)

   40 – 59

4,561

0.18 (0.18–0.19)

4,880

0.20 (0.19–0.20)

   60 – 79

8,296

0.74 (0.73–0.76)

7,684

0.73 (0.72–0.75)

   ≥80

2,163

1.50 (1.44–1.57)

2,156

1.41 (1.35–1.47)

   All ages

16,264

0.22 (0.22–0.23)

16,394

0.23 (0.23–0.24)

  1. ERCP: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography