Age- and sex-adjusted incidence rate of bronchiectasis patients included in the study
| Patients n | Incidence per 100 000# (95% CI) | |
| Female | ||
| <15 years | 0 | 0.00 (0.00–0.00) |
| 15–65 years | 863 | 3.66 (3.42–3.91) |
| >65 years | 1036 | 11.38 (10.71–12.10) |
| Total | 1899 | 5.13 (4.91–5.37) |
| Male | ||
| <15 years | 124 | 2.74 (2.28–3.27) |
| 15–65 years | 903 | 4.03 (3.78–4.31) |
| >65 years | 1390 | 21.68 (20.57–22.86) |
| Total | 2417 | 7.25 (6.97–7.55) |
| Total | ||
| <15 years | 124 | 1.40 (1.17–1.68) |
| 15–65 years | 1766 | 3.84 (3.66–4.03) |
| >65 years | 2426 | 15.64 (15.03–16.28) |
| Total | 4316 | 6.14 (5.96–6.32) |
Incidence rate refers to a population of 4 850 013 insured persons who could be followed for the entire period of 36 months. #: per 100 000 persons under risk (insured persons).