Characteristic | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | p value |
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Population* | 8 228 607 | 8 456 454 | 8 783 741 | 9 111 076 | 9 399 335 | 9 678 492 | |
≥ 65 yr | 1 384 739 | 1 436 544 | 1 489 294 | 1 550 327 | 1 608 698 | 1 694 452 | |
No. of new cases | |||||||
All patients | 39 869 | 41 380 | 40 795 | 36 480 | 35 701 | 34 545 | |
Inpatients | 20 039 | 21 418 | 22 000 | 18 920 | 17 906 | 17 262 | |
Outpatients | 19 830 | 19 962 | 18 795 | 17 560 | 17 795 | 17 283 | |
Incidence rate† | |||||||
All patients | 454.7 | 450.1 | 422.0 | 358.2 | 334.2 | 306.1 | < 0.001 |
Inpatients | 228.3 | 232.4 | 227.0 | 185.6 | 166.4 | 151.0 | < 0.001 |
Outpatients | 226.4 | 217.7 | 195.0 | 172.6 | 167.8 | 155.1 | < 0.001 |