Juvenile idiopathic XXXX morbidity rate in rural and urban areas of Poland 2008-2012.

@entity1 @entity625 @entity10688 @entity4932 @entity307
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the @entity4932 ( @entity4932 ) morbidity rate in the Polish population, calculated @entity307 ,000 inhabitants of a given province, taking into account the differences between urban and rural areas, gender and area of residence (province) 2008-2012. METHOD: From the NFZ IT systems information was obtained on the treatment of @entity1 who had M08 and M09 @entity625 , diseases classified elsewhere by the ICD-10 diagnosis code in the settlement report of the hospital. The number of @entity1 , their gender and age at individual diagnoses were calculated based on the PESEL number provided in the statistical reports of the @entity1 with the analysed ICD-10 diagnosis. Urban and rural cases were compared using commune @entity10688 codes. The basic for classifying the @entity1 as a member of a urban or rural population was the @entity10688 code of the declared place of residence. RESULTS: In Poland, the number of @entity1 suffering from @entity4932 has been increasing since 2008 - from 9.2 thousand in 2008 to 11.4 thousand in 2012. The majority were @entity1 (approx. 62%). Most @entity1 were living in urban areas; in 2008, 5.9 thousand: urban areas - 64% of @entity1 and 36% of @entity1 ; 3.2 thousand: rural areas - 62% of @entity1 , 38% of @entity1 ); in 2012, 7.2 thousand - urban areas); 4.2 thousand - rural areas. The morbidity indicators ranged from 0.195 - 0.357 @entity307 ,000 inhabitants, depending on the year, gender and place of residence (province and commune).
