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. 2023 Jul 24;109(3):589–594. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0131

Table 3.

Results of the joinpoint regression analysis for the crude incidence rates of leptospirosis in Japan

Period 1 Period 2 Entire study period
Regions Years APC (95% CI) Years APC (95% CI) Average APC (95% CI)
Okinawa 2006–2021 1.6% (−5.9 to 9.6) 1.6% (−5.9 to 9.6)
Outside Okinawa 2006–2016 7.2% (1.3 to 13.4)* 2016–2021 −17.5% (−31.2 to −1.1)* −1.8% (−7.8 to 4.6)

APC = annual percentage change.

*

statistically significant.