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Table 1 Reported adverse events by sex and age

From: Doctors are to blame for perceived medical adverse events. A cross sectional population study. The Tromsø study

Age (years)

Men

Women

 

Number of persons N

Adverse events affecting myself n (%)

Adverse events affecting relatives n (%)

Number of persons n

Adverse events affecting myself n (%)

Adverse events affecting relatives n (%)

30-39

195

11 (5.6)

41 (21.0)

272

28 (10.3)

58 (21.3)

40-49

1554

128 (8.2)

269 (17.3)

1794

164 (9.1)

410 (22.9)

50-59

1071

101 (9.4)

176 (16.4)

1193

105 (8.8)

247 (20.7)

60-69

1847

183 (9.9)

268 (14.5)

1906

190 (10.0)

317 (16.6)

70-79

762

93 (12.2)

68 (8.9)

818

92 (11.2)

110 (13.4)

80-87

160

12 (7.5)

15 (9.4)

253

37 (14.6)

22 (8.7)

Total

5589

528 (9.4)

837 (15.0)

6236

616 (9.9)

1164 (18.7)

  1. Life time prevalence, total population 11825 persons.