Trends in survival and cause of death in Danish patients with multiple sclerosis
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Trends in survival and cause of death in Danish patients with multiple sclerosis. / Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik; Koch-Henriksen, Nils; Stenager, Egon.
In: Brain, Vol. 127, No. Pt 4, 2004, p. 844-50.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Trends in survival and cause of death in Danish patients with multiple sclerosis
AU - Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik
AU - Koch-Henriksen, Nils
AU - Stenager, Egon
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The Danish Multiple Sclerosis Registry contains information about all Danish patients in whom multiple sclerosis has been diagnosed since 1948. The purpose of this study was to analyse trends in survival and causes of death of these patients and to compare them with those of the general population. The study comprised all patients with onset in the period 1949-1996. All case records were validated and classified according to standardized diagnostic criteria. Data on emigration and death were obtained by record linkage to official registers. The end of follow-up was 1 January 2000 for emigration and death, and 1 January 1999 for cause-specific deaths. Standardized mortality ratios and excess death rates were calculated for various causes of death and periods after multiple sclerosis onset, and time trends in survival probability were analysed by Cox regression. The study comprised 9881 patients, of whom 4254 had died before end of follow-up. The median survival time from onset was approximately 10 years shorter for multiple sclerosis patients than for the age-matched general population, and multiple sclerosis was associated with an almost threefold increase in the risk for death. According to death certificates, more than half (56.4%) of the patients had died from multiple sclerosis. They also had excess mortality rates from other diseases, except cancer, and from accidents and suicide. The probability for survival improved significantly during the observation period. Thus, the 10-year excess mortality was almost halved in comparison with that in the middle of the 1900s.
AB - The Danish Multiple Sclerosis Registry contains information about all Danish patients in whom multiple sclerosis has been diagnosed since 1948. The purpose of this study was to analyse trends in survival and causes of death of these patients and to compare them with those of the general population. The study comprised all patients with onset in the period 1949-1996. All case records were validated and classified according to standardized diagnostic criteria. Data on emigration and death were obtained by record linkage to official registers. The end of follow-up was 1 January 2000 for emigration and death, and 1 January 1999 for cause-specific deaths. Standardized mortality ratios and excess death rates were calculated for various causes of death and periods after multiple sclerosis onset, and time trends in survival probability were analysed by Cox regression. The study comprised 9881 patients, of whom 4254 had died before end of follow-up. The median survival time from onset was approximately 10 years shorter for multiple sclerosis patients than for the age-matched general population, and multiple sclerosis was associated with an almost threefold increase in the risk for death. According to death certificates, more than half (56.4%) of the patients had died from multiple sclerosis. They also had excess mortality rates from other diseases, except cancer, and from accidents and suicide. The probability for survival improved significantly during the observation period. Thus, the 10-year excess mortality was almost halved in comparison with that in the middle of the 1900s.
KW - Adult
KW - Cause of Death
KW - Denmark
KW - Epidemiologic Methods
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Mortality
KW - Multiple Sclerosis
KW - Sex Distribution
U2 - 10.1093/brain/awh104
DO - 10.1093/brain/awh104
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 14960501
VL - 127
SP - 844
EP - 850
JO - Brain
JF - Brain
SN - 0006-8950
IS - Pt 4
ER -
ID: 44172459