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Table 1 Demographics/characteristics of IC patients at index

From: The burden of illness in initiating intermittent catheterization: an analysis of German health care claims data

 

IC total

Total, n (%)

1100

Male, n (%)

511 (46)

Age in years, mean ± standard derivation

57.3 ± 20.9

Mortality, n (%)*

130 (12)

Indications, n (%)**

 Urologic diseases

516 (47)

 Spinal Cord Injury

180 (16)

 Other injuries affecting the spinal cord

134 (12)

 Multiple Sclerosis

107 (10)

 Other causes of paralysis

63 (6)

 Stroke

40 (4)

 Spina Bifida

45 (4)

 Parkinson

30 (3)

  1. Indications for intermittent catheterization (IC) based on diagnosis in follow-up year 1 (FP1) (inpatient primary/secondary or outpatient secured diagnosis). (double count possible—15 patients have more than one diagnosis)
  2. *All-cause mortality
  3. **Indication groups based on ICD-10 codes—see Additional file 1: Appendix