Table 4 Comparison between 2005 and 2012 point prevalence (n. per million inhabitants) of home artificial nutrition (HAN), both parenteral (HPN) and enteral (HEN), in Italy, calculated as the 2012 to 2005 ratio

Total cases

Oncological

Neurological

GI disease

Other

National

 HAN

1.66

1.34

1.76

2.67

1.54

 HPN^a

1.58

1.57

1.88

2.07

1.14

 HEN

1.68

1.20

1.74

4.36

1.67

Adult

 HAN

1.61

1.32

1.67

2.62

1.60

 HPN^a

1.55

1.55

1.59

1.98

1.11

 HEN

1.62

1.18

1.67

4.99

1.73

Paediatric

 HAN

3.29

2.47

3.43

2.81

0.48

 HPN^a

2.16

4.68

10.14

2.24

0.21

 HEN

2.55

2.03

3.27

3.45

0.53