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| Title |
High prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the Swedish county of Värmland
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Multiple Sclerosis Journal, October 2009
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| DOI | 10.1177/1352458509345909 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Inger Boström, Margarita Callander, John F Kurtzke, Anne-Marie Landtblom |
| Abstract |
Previous epidemiological studies have indicated that the county of Värmland in western Sweden may be a high-risk zone for multiple sclerosis (MS). The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence in the area. Hospital and general practice medical files were scrutinized. The diagnostic criteria of Poser were used, with 31 December 2002 as prevalence day. The prevalence was 170.07 per 100,000 inhabitants. The average annual incidence was 6.39 to 6.46 per 100,000 (1991-1995, 1996-2000). Multiple sclerosis was 2.3 times more common among women than men. There was a variation in prevalence among the 16 municipalities, however it was not statistically significant. The rates seemed highest in the southwestern part of the county, roughly similar in location to findings some 70 years earlier. When the prevalence ratios by geographical units for the county in 1933 were applied to the current prevalence, the distribution from these estimated cases differed from homogeneity with very high significance (p < 0.00001 ). In conclusion, this study supports previous reports indicating that Värmland continues to be a high-risk zone for MS and shares in the diffusion of the disease at the county level which we had presented for the country as a whole. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 27 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 27 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 22% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 15% |
| Other | 3 | 11% |
| Researcher | 3 | 11% |
| Other | 5 | 19% |
| Unknown | 2 | 7% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 33% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 15% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 7% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 4 | 15% |
| Unknown | 3 | 11% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 August 2014.
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#7,455,523
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Outputs from Multiple Sclerosis Journal
#1,969
of 3,454 outputs
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#33,275
of 93,515 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Multiple Sclerosis Journal
#10
of 14 outputs
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