Gender differences in the burden of multiple sclerosis in China from 1990 to 2019 and its 25-year projection: An analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a crippling, chronic, gender-related disease that causes burdens to individuals and society. China has a considerable and increasing population of MS. We aim to analyze the gender disparities in the burden of MS in China and predict the trends.

Methods

The study was conducted based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Data on incidence, prevalence, deaths, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of MS in China from 1990 to 2019 was descriptively analyzed by year, gender, and age group. The Nordpred package in R (version 4.2.2) was used for age-period-cohort analysis to predict the all-ages numbers and age-standardized rates of incidence, prevalence, deaths, and DALYs in China from 2020 to 2044.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10685393 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature