Table 2 Number of cases and incidences of meningitis based on age and sex over the study period (1999 to 2005), Tehran metropolis
From: Temporal analysis of the incidence of meningitis in the Tehran metropolitan area, 1999-2005
| Â | Male | Female | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable Name | 0-15 | Â | >50 | Â | 0-15 | Â | >50 | Â |
| Â | No. (%) | Incidence* | No (%) | Incidence* | No. (%) | Incidence* | No. (%) | Incidence* |
1999 | 39 (12.5) | 10.3 | 16 (8.0) | 1.7 | 78 (12.3) | 5.4 | 56 (10.4) | 0.5 |
2000 | 70 (22.4) | 20.1 | 37 (18.6) | 3.5 | 149 (23.4) | 9.9 | 110 (20.4) | 1.2 |
2001 | 49 (15.7) | 18.6 | 31(15.6) | 3.3 | 135 (21.2) | 7.1 | 104 (19.3) | 1.0 |
2002 | 39 (12.5) | 8.3 | 40 (21.1) | 2.6 | 59 (9.3) | 5.8 | 78 (14.4) | 1.4 |
2003 | 36 (11.5) | 9.5 | 27 (13.6) | 2.4 | 66 (10.4) | 5.4 | 72 (13.3) | 0.9 |
2004 | 29 (9.3) | 9.2 | 22 (11.1) | 2.1 | 62 (9.7) | 4.5 | 61 (11.3) | 0.8 |
2005 | 50 (16.0) | 13.3 | 26 (13.1) | 2.1 | 87 (13.7) | 8.0 | 59 (10.9) | 1.0 |
All years combined | 312 (100) | 12.8** | 199 (100) | 2.5** | 636 (100) | 6.6** | 540 (100) | 1.0** |