Annual percentage changes (APC), with 95% CIs, in age-standardised incidence rates per 100 000 (Australian Standard Population 2001) for people with malignant pleural mesothelioma, Australia, 1982–2009, by model-selected calendar period segments, gender and age group
| Gender | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men and women combined | |||||||
| Period | APC | 95% CI | Period | APC | 95% CI | Period | APC | 95% CI | |
| Segment 1 | 1982–1994 | 6.8+ | (4.8 to 8.8) | 1982–2002 | 6.7+ | (5.3 to 8.1) | 1982–1994 | 6.7+ | (4.7 to 8.6) |
| Segment 2 | 1994–2009 | 0.8 | (−0.1 to 1.7) | 2002–2009 | −0.2 | (−3.5 to 3.3) | 1994–2009 | 1.5+ | (0.7 to 2.3) |
| Truncated age group | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–64 years of age | 65–74 years of age | 75+ years of age | |||||||
| Period | APC | 95% CI | Period | APC | 95% CI | Period | APC | 95% CI | |
| Segment 1 | 1982–1994 | 4.6+ | (3.3 to 7.3) | 1982–1995 | 6.4+ | (4.3 to 8.6) | 1982–1996 | 11.0+ | (7.7 to 14.3) |
| Segment 2 | 1994–2003 | 0.9 | (−0.9 to 2.7) | 1995–2009 | 1.5+ | (0.3 to 2.7) | 1996–2009 | 3.2+ | (1.5 to 4.9) |
| Segment 3 | 2003–2009 | −5.1+ | (−7.6 to −2.5) | ||||||
Estimates marked with ‘+’ are where the APC is significantly different from zero at α=0.05.