Table 2 Incidence of GBS and number of GBS-related medical encounters in U.S. military service members diagnosed between 1999 and 2007 stratified by demographic covariates
From: The epidemiology of Guillain-Barré Syndrome in U.S. military personnel: a case-control study
Covariate | Incidence1 | Number of GBS-related medical visits2 | Number of GBS-related medical visits 1 month post-censure2 | Number of GBS-related medical visits 1 year post-censure2 | Number of cases receiving GBS-related medical care beyond 1 year post-censure3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 2.59 (1.93, 3.39) | 6 (3, 18) | 4 (2, 8) | 6 (3, 16.5) | 13 (25%) |
Male | 2.22 (1.96, 2.51) | 9 (4, 17) | 4 (2, 9) | 8 (3, 17) | 47 (18%) |
< 20 | 3.48 (2.47, 4.75) | 12 (7, 21) | 7 (5. 12) | 12 (7, 21) | 4 (10%) |
20–24 | 2.23 (1.82, 2.71) | 10 (4, 18) | 4 (2, 10) | 10 (4, 18) | 15 (15%) |
25–29 | 2.21 (1.70, 2.83) | 6 (3, 17) | 4 (2, 9) | 6 (3, 16) | 9 (14%) |
30–34 | 1.61 (1.11, 2.26) | 5 (2, 15) | 3 (2, 7) | 5 (2, 15) | 7 (21%) |
35–39 | 1.73 (1.19, 2.45) | 8.5 (3.5, 13.5) | 2 (2, 5.5) | 7.5 (3, 12.5) | 10 (31%) |
>= 40 | 3.29 (2.41, 4.39) | 6.5 (3, 22) | 3 (1, 9) | 5.5 (2, 20) | 15 (33%) |
Black | 2.07 (1.56, 2.70) | 8 (3, 17) | 5 (2, 13) | 8 (3, 17) | 8 (14%) |
White | 2.22 (1.93, 2.54) | 8 (4, 17) | 4 (2, 9) | 8 (3, 17) | 45 (21%) |
Other | 2.98 (2.21, 3.92) | 10 (3, 18) | 4 (2, 10) | 10 (3, 18) | 7 (14%) |
Total | 2.28 (2.03, 2.54) | 8.5 (3, 17) | 4 (2, 9) | 8 (3, 17) | 60 (19.1%) |