Using geographically weighted Poisson regression to examine the association between socioeconomic factors and hysterectomy incidence in Wallonia, Belgium

Table 2 Number of hysterectomies (N = 6905) and percentage of hysterectomies by age group, year, diagnosis and procedure

	No. of hysterectomies	Percentage
Age-groups
< 35 years	102	1.5
35–44 years	1807	26.2
45–54 years	3221	46.6
55–64 years	854	12.4
≥ 65 years	921	13.3
Years
2012	2364	34.2
2013	2257	32.7
2014	2284	33.1
Diagnosis
Leiomyomas and benign neoplasms of the female genital tract	3859	55.9
Endometriosis	1943	28.1
Genital prolapses	1103	16.0
Type of procedure
Vaginal hysterectomies	3914	56.7
Abdominal hysterectomies	2991	43.3

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