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Table 5 Changes in neurosurgery associated diagnoses amongst men and women 2018–2021

From: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurosurgery in the elderly population in Sweden

ICD-10 code

Sex

2018

2019

2020

2021

Expected value 2020 versus 2020 (95% CI)

P

C71-Malign tumor in the brain

Men

34.3

32.2

32.8

34.2

0.94(0.97–1.01)

ns

C71-Malign tumor in the brain

Women

24.2

25.2

23.9

21.3

0.96(0.92–1.00)

ns

D43-Tumor of unknown origin in the brain and other parts of the central nervous system

Men

30.9

33.7

29.3

31.3

0.88(0.81–0.95)

ns

D43-Tumor of unknown origin in the brain and other parts of the central nervous system

Women

28.6

26.0

24.0

24.1

0.96(0.91–1.01)

ns

  1. Quota value is expected incidence over actual outcome. Incidence is per 100.000 inhabitants