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Table 2 Age-standardised trends in coronary heart disease mortality among Swedish men from 1987 to 2009: joinpoint analysis

From: Continuing decrease in coronary heart disease mortality in Sweden

Age group (years) and periods

No of deaths(max-min)1

Rates per 105(max-min)2

Annual percentage change (95% CI)

35–54:

   

1987–1991

689–545

68.7–47.4

-8.1* (-11.5 to -4.6)

1991–2009

578–282

47.4–22.5

-3.9* (-4.4 to -3.4)

55–64:

   

1987–2009

1992–796

465–132

-5.6* (-5.9 to -5.4)

65–74:

   

1987–1997

5099–2923

1260–768

-4.6* (-5.1 to -4.1)

1997–2009

2923–1545

768–350

-6.1* (-6.6 to -5.6)

75–84:

   

1987–1995

6284–5225

2927–2298

-3.1* (-3.9 to -2.4)

1995–2009

5320–2714

2299–1119

-4.6* (-5.0 to -4.2)

35–84:

   

1987–1995

13935–10501

644.2–461.9

-4.2* (-4.7 to -3.6)

1995–2009

10501–5339

461.9–210.2

-5.1* (-5.4 to -4.8)

  1. *Annual Percentage Change (APC) is significantly different from zero at alpha = 0.05.
  2. 1The total number of deaths in the age group for each particular year.
  3. 2Comparison of the mortality rates in each age group and time interval.