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Table 2 Number of asthma-related hospital admissions in the galician region of spain 1995-2009, by age group

From: Trends in adult asthma hospitalization: gender-age effectTrend di ospedalizzazione nell’asma dell’adulto: effetto di età e genere

 

Admissions age 15-39 years n (%)

Rate

Admissions 40-59 years n (%)

Rate

Admissions ≥ 60 years n (%)

Rate

p

1995

207 (22.4)

20.84

214 (23.1)

30.08

504 (54.5)

70.43

0.0001

1996

263 (23.8)

26.48

257 (23.3)

36.12

583 (52.9)

81.47

0.0001

1997

327 (25.8)

32.92

262 (20.6)

36.82

680 (53.6)

95.03

0.0001

1998

300 (24.2)

30.21

237 (19.1)

33.31

704 (56.7)

98.38

0.0001

1999

341 (20.0)

34.33

369 (21.7)

51.86

993 (58.3)

138.77

0.0001

2000

361 (20.0)

36.35

351 (19.5)

49.33

1091 (60.5)

152.47

0.0001

2001

289 (21.4)

29.10

246 (18.2)

34.57

817 (60.4)

114.17

0.0001

2002

274 (16.6)

27.59

297 (18.0)

41.74

1075 (65.3)

150.23

0.0001

2003

380 (20.5)

38.26

317 (17.1)

44.55

1153 (62.3)

161.13

0.0001

2004

263 (16.0)

26.48

288 (17.5)

40.47

1095 (66.5)

153.02

0.0001

2005

248 (13.8)

24.97

301 (16.7)

42.30

1252 (69.5)

174.97

0.0001

2006

235 (13.7)

23.66

272 (15.8)

38.23

1213 (70.5)

169.51

0.0001

2007

236 (13.1)

23.76

251 (13.9)

35.27

1316 (73.0)

183.91

0.0001

2008

244 (13.3)

24.57

263 (14.4)

36.96

1323 (72.3)

184.89

0.0001

2009

321 (16.2)

32.32

309 (15.6)

43.43

1349 (68.2)

188.52

0.0001

Total

4289 (18.1)

431.85

4234 (17.9)

595.04

15148 (64.0)

2116.91

0.0001

  1. p: comparison between age groups.
  2. n (%): number of admissions (percentage for each year).
  3. Rate: rate per 100,000 population.