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Table 2 Characteristics (quantiles and moments) of incidence rates per 100,000 by sex and urbanicity

From: A systematic review of the incidence of schizophrenia: the distribution of rates and the influence of sex, urbanicity, migrant status and methodology

 

n s (n r )

10%

5%

Median

75%

90%

Mean

s

m h

Persons

         

Urban

23 (67)

7.5

11.2

19.0

39.9

67.0

30.8

38.5

20.4

Rural

5 (7)

0.0

11.0

20.0

23.0

222.6

45.4

78.6

27.9

Mixed

29 (96)

7.9

10.0

13.3

19.4

26.0

15.3

8.6

12.9

Males

         

Urban

10 (20)

10.7

13.5

24.6

45.4

64.5

39.6

57.8

24.8

Rural

2 (2)

19.0

19.0

69.7

120.3

120.3

69.7

71.7

47.8

Mixed

20 (80)

6.5

9.7

13.9

22.8

27.4

16.1

7.9

14.2

Females

         

Urban

10 (20)

7.5

11.5

22.7

49.3

74.5

43.3

67.4

23.4

Rural

2 (2)

23.0

23.0

174.9

326.8

326.8

174.9

214.8

86.7

Mixed

20 (79)

3.0

4.6

8.0

20.0

24.0

11.6

8.1

8.9

  1. n s , number of studies, n r , number of rates, s, standard deviation, m h , harmonic mean of the rates.