Fatal accidents among Danes with multiple sclerosis

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Fatal accidents among Danes with multiple sclerosis. / Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik; Hansen, Thomas; Koch-Henriksen, Nils; Stenager, Egon.

In: Multiple Sclerosis, Vol. 12, No. 3, 01.06.2006, p. 329-32.

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Brønnum-Hansen, H, Hansen, T, Koch-Henriksen, N & Stenager, E 2006, 'Fatal accidents among Danes with multiple sclerosis', Multiple Sclerosis, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 329-32.

APA

Brønnum-Hansen, H., Hansen, T., Koch-Henriksen, N., & Stenager, E. (2006). Fatal accidents among Danes with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis, 12(3), 329-32.

Vancouver

Brønnum-Hansen H, Hansen T, Koch-Henriksen N, Stenager E. Fatal accidents among Danes with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis. 2006 Jun 1;12(3):329-32.

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Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik ; Hansen, Thomas ; Koch-Henriksen, Nils ; Stenager, Egon. / Fatal accidents among Danes with multiple sclerosis. In: Multiple Sclerosis. 2006 ; Vol. 12, No. 3. pp. 329-32.

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title = "Fatal accidents among Danes with multiple sclerosis",
abstract = "We compared the rate of fatal accidents among Danes with multiple sclerosis (MS) with that of the general population. The study was based on linkage of the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Registry to the Cause of Death Registry and covered all 10174 persons in whom MS was diagnosed during the period 1953-1996. The end of follow-up was 1 January 1999. We calculated standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) for various types of fatal accidents. A total of 76 persons (48 men and 28 women) died from accidents, whereas the expected number of fatalities from such causes was 55.7 (31.4 men and 24.3 women). Thus, the risk for death from accidents among persons with MS was 37% higher than that of the general population (SMR = 1.37). We found no significant excess risk for fatal road accidents (SMR = 0.80). The risk for falls was elevated (SMR = 1.29) but not statistically significantly so. The risks were particularly high for deaths from burns (SMR = 8.90) and suffocation (SMR = 5.57). We conclude that persons with MS are more prone to fatal accidents than the general population. The excess risk is due not to traffic accidents but to burns and suffocation.",
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RIS

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N2 - We compared the rate of fatal accidents among Danes with multiple sclerosis (MS) with that of the general population. The study was based on linkage of the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Registry to the Cause of Death Registry and covered all 10174 persons in whom MS was diagnosed during the period 1953-1996. The end of follow-up was 1 January 1999. We calculated standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) for various types of fatal accidents. A total of 76 persons (48 men and 28 women) died from accidents, whereas the expected number of fatalities from such causes was 55.7 (31.4 men and 24.3 women). Thus, the risk for death from accidents among persons with MS was 37% higher than that of the general population (SMR = 1.37). We found no significant excess risk for fatal road accidents (SMR = 0.80). The risk for falls was elevated (SMR = 1.29) but not statistically significantly so. The risks were particularly high for deaths from burns (SMR = 8.90) and suffocation (SMR = 5.57). We conclude that persons with MS are more prone to fatal accidents than the general population. The excess risk is due not to traffic accidents but to burns and suffocation.

AB - We compared the rate of fatal accidents among Danes with multiple sclerosis (MS) with that of the general population. The study was based on linkage of the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Registry to the Cause of Death Registry and covered all 10174 persons in whom MS was diagnosed during the period 1953-1996. The end of follow-up was 1 January 1999. We calculated standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) for various types of fatal accidents. A total of 76 persons (48 men and 28 women) died from accidents, whereas the expected number of fatalities from such causes was 55.7 (31.4 men and 24.3 women). Thus, the risk for death from accidents among persons with MS was 37% higher than that of the general population (SMR = 1.37). We found no significant excess risk for fatal road accidents (SMR = 0.80). The risk for falls was elevated (SMR = 1.29) but not statistically significantly so. The risks were particularly high for deaths from burns (SMR = 8.90) and suffocation (SMR = 5.57). We conclude that persons with MS are more prone to fatal accidents than the general population. The excess risk is due not to traffic accidents but to burns and suffocation.

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