Population demographic indicators associated with incidence of pyloric stenosis

• Published in: Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine Vol. 159; no. 6; p. 520
• Main Authors: To, Teresa, Wajja, Anne, Wales, Paul W, Langer, Jacob C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2005
• Subjects: Demography; Digestive System Surgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Male; Ontario - epidemiology; Pyloric Stenosis - epidemiology; Pyloric Stenosis - surgery; Rural Population - statistics & numerical data; Sex Distribution; Urban Population - statistics & numerical data; Ontario

To calculate incidence rates of pyloric stenosis (estimated by the rate of pyloromyotomy) among infants in Ontario and determine their association with population sociodemographic indicators. Pyloromyotomy rates were calculated from hospital discharge data from 1993 through 2000. Four-year data (199...