Table 6

Trend with calendar period in mortality rate for deaths involving bleeding or intracranial hemorrhage in males in the United Kingdom with hemophilia A or B who were not infected with HIV, 1977 to 1999

Calendar periodSevere
Moderate/mild
All patients
Excluding inhibitors*
All patients
Excluding inhibitors*
No. of deathsRate per 1000 y (95% CI)No. of deathsRate per 1000 y (95% CI)No. of deathsRate per 1000 y (95% CI)No. of deathsRate per 1000 y (95% CI)
Deaths involving bleeding of any type, all ages         
    1977-1984 72 8.9 (6.6-11.2) 44 5.5 (3.8-7.2) 46 2.5 (1.8-3.3) 43 2.0 (1.4-2.6) 
    1985-1992 41 8.3 (5.7-11.0) 24 4.9 (2.9-6.8) 55 2.0 (1.4-2.5) 52 1.6 (1.2-2.1) 
    1993-1999 32 5.6 (3.6-7.6) 29 5.6 (3.5-7.7) 59 1.8 (1.3-2.3) 55 1.6 (1.1-2.0) 
    Total deaths/person-years 145/27 099 — 97/23 833 — 160/71 651 — 150/70 657 — 
    P for trend — .05 — .90 — .08 — .16 
Deaths involving intracranial hemorrhage, all ages         
    1977-1984 39 4.8 (3.1-6.5) 25 3.1 (1.8-4.3) 26 1.4 (0.8-1.9) 24 1.1 (0.7-1.5) 
    1985-1992 24 4.8 (2.8-6.8) 17 3.5 (1.8-5.1) 34 1.2 (0.8-1.6) 33 1.1 (0.7-1.4) 
    1993-1999 21 3.4 (1.9-4.9) 19 3.5 (1.9-5.1) 24 0.7 (0.4-1.0) 23 0.7 (0.4-0.9) 
    Total deaths/person-years 84/27 099 — 61/23 833 — 84/71 651 — 80/70 657 — 
    P for trend — .40 — .58 — .02 — .07 
Deaths involving intracranial hemorrhage, younger than 5 y         
    1977-1984 5§ 5.5 (2.3-13.1) 4.5 (1.7-12.1) 0.0 0.0 
    1985-1992 2 2.1 (0.5-8.3) 1.1 (0.2-7.8) 2** 1.4 (0.4-5.8) 1.4 (0.4-5.8) 
    1993-1999 4 5.9 (2.2-15.8) 6.7 (2.5-17.9) 1†† 0.6 (0.1-4.6) 0.7 (0.1-4.7) 
    Total deaths/person-years 11/2554 — 9/2376 — 3/3896 — 3/3838 — 
    P for trend — .99 — .65 — .68 — .67 
Calendar periodSevere
Moderate/mild
All patients
Excluding inhibitors*
All patients
Excluding inhibitors*
No. of deathsRate per 1000 y (95% CI)No. of deathsRate per 1000 y (95% CI)No. of deathsRate per 1000 y (95% CI)No. of deathsRate per 1000 y (95% CI)
Deaths involving bleeding of any type, all ages         
    1977-1984 72 8.9 (6.6-11.2) 44 5.5 (3.8-7.2) 46 2.5 (1.8-3.3) 43 2.0 (1.4-2.6) 
    1985-1992 41 8.3 (5.7-11.0) 24 4.9 (2.9-6.8) 55 2.0 (1.4-2.5) 52 1.6 (1.2-2.1) 
    1993-1999 32 5.6 (3.6-7.6) 29 5.6 (3.5-7.7) 59 1.8 (1.3-2.3) 55 1.6 (1.1-2.0) 
    Total deaths/person-years 145/27 099 — 97/23 833 — 160/71 651 — 150/70 657 — 
    P for trend — .05 — .90 — .08 — .16 
Deaths involving intracranial hemorrhage, all ages         
    1977-1984 39 4.8 (3.1-6.5) 25 3.1 (1.8-4.3) 26 1.4 (0.8-1.9) 24 1.1 (0.7-1.5) 
    1985-1992 24 4.8 (2.8-6.8) 17 3.5 (1.8-5.1) 34 1.2 (0.8-1.6) 33 1.1 (0.7-1.4) 
    1993-1999 21 3.4 (1.9-4.9) 19 3.5 (1.9-5.1) 24 0.7 (0.4-1.0) 23 0.7 (0.4-0.9) 
    Total deaths/person-years 84/27 099 — 61/23 833 — 84/71 651 — 80/70 657 — 
    P for trend — .40 — .58 — .02 — .07 
Deaths involving intracranial hemorrhage, younger than 5 y         
    1977-1984 5§ 5.5 (2.3-13.1) 4.5 (1.7-12.1) 0.0 0.0 
    1985-1992 2 2.1 (0.5-8.3) 1.1 (0.2-7.8) 2** 1.4 (0.4-5.8) 1.4 (0.4-5.8) 
    1993-1999 4 5.9 (2.2-15.8) 6.7 (2.5-17.9) 1†† 0.6 (0.1-4.6) 0.7 (0.1-4.7) 
    Total deaths/person-years 11/2554 — 9/2376 — 3/3896 — 3/3838 — 
    P for trend — .99 — .65 — .68 — .67 

Includes all deaths with bleeding/intracranial hemorrhage mentioned on the death certificate or notified by the hemophilia center. HIV-positive patients were excluded from 1985 or date of seroconversion, if later.

— indicates not applicable.

*

Excluding both deaths and person-years subsequent to the development of inhibitors.

Death rates directly standardized for age to the age distribution of all patients.

All the deaths involving bleeding in patients younger than 5 years involved intracranial hemorrhage.

§

Hemophilia A at ages: younger than 1 month, 10 months, 2.9 years, 3.9 years (with inhibitor), and 4.7 years.

Hemophilia A at ages: younger than 1 month and 1.7 years (with inhibitor).

Hemophilia A at ages: younger than 1 month (2 children) and 1.0 year. Hemophilia B at younger than 1 month.

**

Hemophilia A at ages 1.4 and 2 years.

††

Hemophilia A at younger than 1 month.

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