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Table 2 Unadjusted and age-adjusted rates of ICU care per 1,000 population, by year and sex

From: Epidemiology of critically ill patients in intensive care units: a population-based observational study

Year

Unadjusted

Age-adjusted

 

Male

Female

M:F ratio

Male

Female

M:F ratio

1999

7.79

4.97

1.57

8.46

4.63

1.83

2000

8.06

5.30

1.52

8.75

4.90

1.79

2001

7.41

4.98

1.49

8.07

4.63

1.74

2002

7.04

4.51

1.56

7.60

4.21

1.81

2003

7.10

4.50

1.58

7.64

4.21

1.82

2004

6.95

4.49

1.55

7.53

4.20

1.79

2005

6.81

4.42

1.54

7.30

4.18

1.75

2006

6.88

4.41

1.56

7.36

4.14

1.78

2007

7.03

4.30

1.63

7.45

4.06

1.83

Unweighted average

7.23

4.65

1.56

7.80

4.35

1.75

Average yearly change in rates

−0.13*

−0.11*

0.008†

−0.16*

−0.09*

−0.0005†

  1. *P value <0.01; †P >0.05 obtained from linear regression of yearly values.