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Diseases » Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia » Stats

Statistics about Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

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Society statistics for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

Hospitalization statistics for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia:

0.0005% (58) of hospital consultant episodes were for hereditary spastic paraplegia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
83% of hospital consultant episodes for hereditary spastic paraplegia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53% of hospital consultant episodes for hereditary spastic paraplegia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47% of hospital consultant episodes for hereditary spastic paraplegia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
34% of hospital consultant episodes for hereditary spastic paraplegia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
13.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for hereditary spastic paraplegia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for hereditary spastic paraplegia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
43 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for hereditary spastic paraplegia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50% of hospital consultant episodes for hereditary spastic paraplegia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
12% of hospital consultant episodes for hereditary spastic paraplegia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5.2% of hospital consultant episodes for hereditary spastic paraplegia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (478) of hospital bed days were for hereditary spastic paraplegia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. The term 'prevalence' of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.