Hospital Statistics for Alopecia Areata
Hospitalization and Alopecia Areata
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The following statistics related to hospitals and hospitalization and Alopecia Areata:
- 0.0004% (54) of hospital consultant episodes were for alopecia areata in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 98% of hospital consultant episodes for alopecia areata required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 31% of hospital consultant episodes for alopecia areata were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 69% of hospital consultant episodes for alopecia areata were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 8% of hospital consultant episodes for alopecia areata required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 3.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for alopecia areata in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for alopecia areata in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 31 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for alopecia areata in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 78% of hospital consultant episodes for alopecia areata occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 2% of hospital consultant episodes for alopecia areata occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 67% of hospital consultant episodes for alopecia areata were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.0001% (47) of hospital bed days were for alopecia areata in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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