Research Article
Prevalence of IgG4-Related Disease in Japan Based on Nationwide Survey in 2009
Table 1
Stratification and selection of hospitals and survey results.
| Stratification | Hospitals nominated | Department nominated | Departments replying | Reply rate (%) |
| University hospital | 49 | 245 | 58 | 23.7 | Particular hospitala | 55 | 275 | 96 | 34.9 | ≥500 beds | 72 | 360 | 99 | 27.5 | 400–499 beds | 33 | 165 | 38 | 23.0 | 300–399 beds | 27 | 135 | 33 | 23.0 | 200–299 beds | 12 | 60 | 10 | 16.7 | 100–199 beds | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ≤99 beds | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 250 | 1250 | 301 | 26.6 |
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aHospitals considered to have collected AIP cases for research purposes.
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