Age and sex specific incidence rates for Achilles tendinopathy in 20 general practices
| Age at time of diagnosis | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 20 years | 21–40 years | 41–60 years | > 60 years | Total | |||||||||||
| n | Persons | IR | n | Persons | IR | n | Persons | IR | n | Persons | IR | n | Persons | IR | |
| Male | 7 | 6371 | 1.1 | 13 | 7289 | 1.8 | 24 | 8459 | 2.8 | 7 | 5642 | 1.2 | 51 | 27761 | 1.8 |
| Female | 6 | 6342 | 0.9 | 21 | 7584 | 2.8 | 18 | 8996 | 2.0 | 11 | 7042 | 1.6 | 56 | 29964 | 1.9 |
| Total | 13 | 12713 | 1.0 | 34 | 14873 | 2.3 | 42 | 17455 | 2.4 | 18 | 12684 | 1.4 | 107 | 57725 | 1.9 |
n = number of persons with Achilles tendinopathy; Persons = number of registered persons; IR, incidence rate = number cases per 1000 registered persons.