Table 2

Joinpoint analysis of all-populations trends on AMI attack and mortality rates and 28-day case-fatality in 1985–2010

PeriodAPC (95% CI)PeriodAPC (95% CI)PeriodAPC (95% CI)
(A) Men
35–64 years
 Mortality rate1985–1995−3.4 (−5.4 to −1.4)1995–2010−6.8 (−8.4 to −5.1)
 Total case-fatality1985–19950.6 (−0.2 to 1.5)1995–1998−7.6 (−19.0 to 5.5)1998–2010−2.1 (−3.2 to −1.0)
 Prehospital case-fatality1985–19952.2 (0.9 to 3.5)1995–1998−9.6 (−26.3 to 10.8)1998–2010−1.6 (−3.3 to 0.2)
65–74 years
 Attack rate1985–1991−7.8 (−13.0 to −2.2)1991–19946.2 (−18.3 to 38.0)1994–2010−5.8 (−6.6 to −5.0)
 Mortality rate1985–1996−4.0 (−6.3 to −1.6)1996–2010−7.7 (−9.0 to −6.3)
35–74 years
 Attack rate1985–2005−3.6 (−4.1 to −3.1)2005–2010−7.0 (−11.6 to −2.3)
 Mortality rate1985–1995−3.5 (−5.6 to −1.3)1995–2010−7.1 (−8.3 to −6.0)
 Total case-fatality1985–1995−0.2 (−0.8 to 0.4)1995–1998−5.6 (−11.0 to 0.1)1998–2010−2.1 (−2.5 to −1.6)
 Prehospital case-fatality1985–19950.5 (−0.8 to 1.7)1995–2010−2.4 (−3.0 to −1.8)
(B) Women
35–64 years
 Attack rate1985–1995−0.4 (−1.8 to 1.1)1995–1998−12.4 (−29.1 to 8.2)1998–2010−1.9 (−3.5 to −0.3)
 Mortality rate1985–1996−1.6 (−3.8 to 0.5)1996–1999−17.3 (−43.8 to 21.7)1999–2010−3.7 (−7.1 to −0.2)
 Total case-fatality1985–1995−1.1 (−2.5 to 0.4)1995–2010−3.5 (−4.6 to −2.4)
 Prehospital case-fatality1985–1996−0.1 (−2.1 to 2.1)1996–2010−3.6 (−5.6 to −1.7)
65–74 years
 Attack rate1985–1996−1.8 (−4.0 to 0.4)1996–2010−7.0 (−8.2 to −5.7)
 Mortality rate1985–1996−2.3 (−4.3 to −0.3)1996–2004−11.8 (−14.4 to −9.1)2004–2010−3.5 (−9.2 to 2.5)
 Total case-fatality1985–1999−1.4 (−2.1 to −0.8)1999–2005−6.6 (−9.1 to −4.1)2005–20104.7 (0.7 to 8.8)
 Prehospital case-fatality1985–2000−1.3 (−2.7 to 0.1)2000–2006−5.6 (−11.9 to 1.3)2006–201010.2 (−1.1 to 22.9)
 Inhospital case-fatality1985–1999−1.9 (−3.4 to −0.3)1999–2004−9.0 (−17.2 to 0.1)2004–20100.7 (−6.6 to 8.7)
35–74 years
 Attack rate1985–1996−1.2 (−2.8 to 0.4)1996–1999−10.6 (−26.4 to 8.6)1999–2010−4.2 (−5.8 to −2.6)
 Mortality rate1985–1996−2.5 (−4.3 to −0.7)1996–2004−10.7 (−13.4 to −7.9)2004–2010−3.3 (−9.0 to 2.7)
 Total case-fatality1985–1996−1.0 (−2.0 to 0.0)1996–2006−4.6 (−5.8 to −3.3)2006–20104.4 (−1.7 to 10.9)
 Prehospital case-fatality1985–1996−0.2 (−1.9 to 1.5)1996–2006−4.2 (−6.3 to −2.2)2006–20106.4 (−3.5 to 17.3)
 Inhospital case-fatality1985–2001−2.4 (−3.3 to −1.5)2001–2004−12.6 (−31.3 to 11.2)2004–20101.3 (−4.3 to 7.3)
  • Significance of APCs tested by joinpoint regression. Bold entries correspond to 95% CI excluding 0.

  • AMI, acute myocardial infarction; APC, annual percentage change.

  • Only trends showing at least one joinpoint are presented. Otherwise, the corresponding trends are shown in table 1.