Table 1 Thyroid cancer incidence rates and joinpoint analysis (1978–2003).
From: Increasing thyroid cancer incidence in Lithuania in 1978–2003
1978 | 2003 | EAPC 1978–2003 | Trend 1 | Trend 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Rate | N | Rate | Years | EAPC | Years | EAPC | ||
Males | |||||||||
Age (years) | |||||||||
00–19 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.9 | 4.8* | 1978–2003 | 4.8* | ||
20–44 | 4 | 0.7 | 26 | 4.2 | 5.8* | 1978–1999 | 2.5 | 1999–2003 | 29.7* |
45–64 | 5 | 1.7 | 12 | 3.4 | 4.9* | 1978–2003 | 4.9* | ||
65+ | 1 | 0.7 | 5 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1978–2003 | 2.2 | ||
Standardized | 10 | 0.7 | 47 | 2.5 | 4.6* | 1978–2003 | 4.6* | ||
(95% PI) | (0.2–1.1) | (1.8–3.2) | |||||||
Females | |||||||||
Age (years) | |||||||||
00–19 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1978–2003 | |||
20–44 | 8 | 1.3 | 82 | 12.9 | 7.3* | 1978–2000 | 5.1* | 2000–2003 | 31.5* |
45–64 | 13 | 3.3 | 141 | 32.7 | 9.3* | 1978–1999 | 6.5* | 1999–2003 | 26.9* |
65+ | 15 | 6.3 | 55 | 16.4 | 3.7* | 1978–2003 | |||
Standardized | 36 | 1.5 | 280 | 11.4 | 7.1* | 1978–2000 | 5.2* | 2000–2003 | 29.8* |
(95% PI) | (1.0–2.0) | (10.0–12.8) | |||||||