Characteristics of the patients hospitalised for pernicious anaemia: Sweden, 1965–1999
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| *Including the first year after index hospitalisation, which did not contribute person years of observation. | |
| No of patients | 21 265 |
| Distribution by sex (%) | |
| Male | 8442 (39.7) |
| Female | 12 823 (60.3) |
| Average age at entry (y) | 74.3 |
| Average duration of follow up (y)* | 7.1 |
| Total person years accumulated | 161 672 |
| Alcoholism (%) | 507 (2.4) |
| Alcoholic liver cirrhosis (%) | 82 (0.4) |
| Pancreatitis (%) | 421 (2.0) |
| Alcoholism, alcoholic liver cirrhosis, or pancreatitis | 911 (4.3) |