Table 3: Total numbers of Barmer patients who underwent shunt surgery for NPH resp. iNPH, calculated incidence and estimated total number for Germany.
Year |
NPH |
iNPH |
nBARMER |
incidence |
nGermany |
nBARMER |
incidence |
nGermany |
2003 |
64 |
0,86 |
689 |
0 |
0,00 |
0 |
2004 |
70 |
0,96 |
789 |
31 |
0,43 |
349 |
2005 |
115 |
1,62 |
1325 |
64 |
0,90 |
737 |
2006 |
141 |
2,03 |
1657 |
86 |
1,24 |
1010 |
2007 |
141 |
2,05 |
1680 |
101 |
1,47 |
1203 |
2008 |
121 |
1,78 |
1461 |
78 |
1,15 |
942 |
2009 |
167 |
2,46 |
2027 |
109 |
1,61 |
1323 |
2010 |
163 |
1,91 |
1575 |
117 |
1,37 |
1131 |
2011 |
144 |
1,67 |
1379 |
110 |
1,28 |
1053 |
2012 |
165 |
1,91 |
1573 |
118 |
1,36 |
1125 |
mean |
129 |
1,73 |
1416 |
81 |
1,08 |
887 |