Trends in Hospital Admissions Due to Neoplasms in England and Wales between 1999 and 2019: An Ecological Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Data Sources and Study Population
2.2. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Neoplasm-Related Hospital Admission Rates by Sex
3.2. Neoplasm-Related Hospital Admission Rates by Age Group
4. Discussion
Strengths and Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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ICD Code | Description | Percentage from the Total Number of Admissions |
---|---|---|
C00–C14 | Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx | 1.2% |
C15–C26 | Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs | 16.2% |
C30–C39 | Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs | 6.3% |
C40–C41 | Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage | 0.4% |
C43–C44 | Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin | 6.1% |
C45–C49 | Malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue | 1.1% |
C50–C50 | Malignant neoplasms of breast | 9.6% |
C51–C58 | Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs | 3.8% |
C60–C63 | Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs | 3.6% |
C64–C68 | Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract | 5.8% |
C69–C72 | Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain, and other parts of central nervous system | 1.3% |
C73–C75 | Malignant neoplasms of thyroid and other endocrine glands | 0.5% |
C76–C80 | Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, other secondary, and unspecified sites | 7.3% |
C81–C96 | Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic, and related tissue | 16.9% |
C97.X | Malignant neoplasms of independent (primary) multiple sites | 0.2% |
D00–D09 | In situ neoplasms | 1.7% |
D10–D36 | Benign neoplasms, except benign neuroendocrine tumours | 12.7% |
D37–D48 | Neoplasms of uncertain behaviour, polycythaemia vera, and myelodysplastic syndromes | 5.3% |
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Naser, A.Y.; Alwafi, H.; Hemmo, S.I.; Alrawashdeh, H.M.; Alqahtani, J.S.; Alghamdi, S.M.; Mustafa Ali, M.K. Trends in Hospital Admissions Due to Neoplasms in England and Wales between 1999 and 2019: An Ecological Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 8054. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138054
Naser AY, Alwafi H, Hemmo SI, Alrawashdeh HM, Alqahtani JS, Alghamdi SM, Mustafa Ali MK. Trends in Hospital Admissions Due to Neoplasms in England and Wales between 1999 and 2019: An Ecological Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(13):8054. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138054
Chicago/Turabian StyleNaser, Abdallah Y., Hassan Alwafi, Sara Ibrahim Hemmo, Hamzeh Mohammad Alrawashdeh, Jaber S. Alqahtani, Saeed M. Alghamdi, and Moaath K. Mustafa Ali. 2022. "Trends in Hospital Admissions Due to Neoplasms in England and Wales between 1999 and 2019: An Ecological Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 13: 8054. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138054