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Table 1 Incidence of PE per geographic area 2 time periods, 1999–2008 (before the economic crisis) and 2009–2012 (following the economic crisis). The values correspond to cases per 100.000 population. #p = 0.002

From: Time trends for pulmonary embolism incidence in Greece

  

1999–2008

2009–2012

Incidence rate

Attica

16

27

Central Greece

9.38

16.07

Peloponnese

12.51

17.22

Ionian Islands

11

25

Epirus

20.83

25.04

Thessaly

11

32

Macedonia

22.01

20.74

Thrace

14

27

Aegean Islands

11.2

16.52

Crete

17

24

Total Greece

14.49

23.06#