Characteristics of patients with liver cirrhosis in the National Registry of Patients in Denmark, 1977–93
| Alcoholic cirrhosis | Non-alcoholic cirrhosis | All | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | ||||
| No of patients | 10 001 | 3 874 | 4 224 | 4 665 | 22 764 | ||
| Cases with liver abscess | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | ||
| Mean age at entry (y) | 53.7 | 53.7 | 61.4 | 64.4 | 57.4 | ||
| Mean follow up (y) | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | ||
| Person years at risk | 40 635 | 17 683 | 12 667 | 19 175 | 90 160 | ||
| IR per 100 000 years | 22.2 | 22.6 | 23.7 | 26.1 | 23.3 | ||
| (95% CI) | (10.1–42.0) | (6.2–57.9) | (4.9–69.2) | (8.5–60.9) | (14.4–35.6) | ||
IR, incidence rate.