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Table 3 Point prevalence (n./million of inhabitants) of home artificial nutrition (HAN), both parenteral (HPN) and enteral (HE), in the individual administrative regions in Italy in 2012. Cases for age and disease categories, and total cases. Comparison with the HAN prevalence observed in the survey carried out in 2005 was calculated as the 2012 to 2005 ratio

From: Development of home artificial nutrition in Italy over a seven year period: 2005–2012

 

Regional Aging Index

Adult

Paediatric

Total HAN (HPN + HEN) by disease category

  
 

HPNa

HEN

HPNa

HEN

Onco

Neuro

GI-dis

Other

Total

HAN

2012/2005

HAN Ratio

Valle d’Aosta

149.7

31.2

226.2

0

0

85.7

155.9

23.4

0

257.3

 

Piemonte

177.7

50.0

222.1

2.7

38.6

66.4

189.3

24.9

32.7

313.4

1.35b

Lombardia

141.1

28.9

315.5

4.4

30.1

71.9

232.1

34.1

58.3

378.8

 

Veneto

139.8

47.2

413.2

1.9

36.2

92.4

361.4

11.7

32.9

498.5

1.67

Friuli-Ven-Giulia

186.2

15.8

227.0

2.6

168.9

58.0

319.2

11.1

26.3

414.2

1.60

Liguria

232.0

43.4

242.7

6.0

40.9

76.6

224.8

31.3

0

333.0

 

Emilia-Romagna

167.2

37.0

321.7

2.7

22.3

53.5

282.1

18.8

24.8

383.7

1.14

Toscana

182.9

79.3

449.3

6.3

40.3

84.1

429.8

15.8

44.8

575.2

2.68b

Umbria

178.8

40.2

770.1

5.2

13.0

75.1

735.0

12.1

5.1

828.4

2.30

Marche

168.7

73.5

689.3

1.2

23.0

106.0

554.5

26.8

100.3

787.6

1.06

Lazio

142.0

28.4

205.8

3.4

32.3

47.8

158.1

29.0

42.2

279.9

1.70

Abruzzo

163.2

8.3

136.0

2.8

1.4

16.6

105.5

3.7

22.2

148.5

0.63

Molise

175.8

28.1

315.8

0

25.0

75.0

293.9

0

0

369.0

2.64

Campania

98.7

52.1

84.0

4.1

21.0

59.3

75.2

16.6

12.6

161.2

2.52b

Basilicata

150.6

78.3

32.3

1.7

11.9

59.5

61.2

3.4

0

124.2

0.80b

Puglia

125.2

69.4

85.5

3.4

5.9

45.4

90.1

17.8

12.2

164.2

1.91b

Calabria

132.0

19.4

58.2

5.0

18.4

42.7

38.7

10.4

8.9

100.9

3.06b

Sicilia

122.2

61.0

145.8

11.1

29.0

69.9

148.3

19.7

8.9

246.8

4.41

  1. Regional aging index: %population ≥ 65 yrs/%population < 15 yrs; apatients receiving both HPN and HEN were included in the HPN group
  2. Abbreviations: Onco oncological; neuro: neurological; GI-dis gastrointestinal disease
  3. badministrative regions which issued or modified their HAN regulation after the 2005 survey