Clinical Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 15, 2004; 10(2): 273-278
Published online Jan 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i2.273
Table 1 Age-sex specific prevalence of gastroenterological dis-eases among cohorts (n = 183 976) in 2001
Age group in yearNo. of patients
Prevalence in percent
AllFemaleMaleAllFemaleMale
Sampling cohorta
< 2051 02924 64426 384
20-3963 80032 11531 670
40-5945 43223 06122 371
≥ 6023 71511 57412 141
Total183 97691 39492 566
Patients with any gastroenterological diagnosis at both inpatient and
ambulatory sectorsbc
< 2022 00610 72811 27743.143.542.7
20-3925 03514 98810 04439.246.731.7
40-5920 41211 4978 91544.949.939.9
≥ 6013 8457 0906 75558.461.355.6
Total81 29844 30336 99144.248.540.0
Patients with any gastroenterological diagnosis at inpatient sector
< 209473885591.91.62.1
20-397923014911.20.91.6
40-591 0564316252.31.92.8
≥ 601 7387371 0017.36.48.2
Total4 5331 8572 6762.52.02.9
Patients with any gastroenterological diagnosis at ambulatory sectord
< 2021 93110 69811 23243.043.442.6
20-3924 93214 9559 97439.146.631.5
40-5920 31011 4598 85144.749.739.6
≥ 6013 6436 9966 64757.560.454.7
Total80 81644 1083 670443.948.339.7
Patients with any gastroenterological diagnosis at clinics of traditional
Chinese medicine
< 201 8331 0058283.64.13.1
20-393 6082 2591 3495.77.04.3
40-592 8921 6871 2056.47.35.4
≥ 601 3107315795.56.34.8
Total9 6435 6823 9615.26.24.3