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Table 2 Incidence of anal fissure (cases/1000 person-years) stratified by age group and sex

From: The epidemiology and treatment of anal fissures in a population-based cohort

Age group

Pooled incidence

P

Male incidence

Female incidence

P††

6-11

0.49

***

0.44

0.54

 

12-17

0.52

***

0.24

0.80

***

18-24

1.47

 

0.96

1.78

***

25-34

1.76

 

1.76

1.76

 

35-44

1.46

 

1.62

1.34

 

45-54

1.25

**

1.29

1.22

 

55-64

1.31

*

1.51

1.13

***

65+

1.01

***

1.17

0.88

 

Total

1.10

 

1.04

1.14

 
  1. Difference between 25–34 group and starred age groups significant at: *P < 0.01; **P < 0.001; ***P < 0.0001.
  2. ††Difference between sexes within this age group significant at: ***P < 0.0001.