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. 2025;26(6):2015–2023. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2025.26.6.2015

Table 3.

Average Annual Percentage Change (AAPC) of ASR by Demographic Characteristics.

Characteristics Overall trend: 2006–2020
AAPC (95%CI)
% per year
Total* –0.8 (–2.3, +0.6)
Female* –1.9 (–4.0, +0.1)
Male +0.6 (–0.9, +2.2)
< 50 years –0.9 (–3.8, +1.9)
50–69 years +1.0 (–1.1, +3.4)
70+ years +0.5 (–1.2, +2.8)
European +0.1 (–1.4, +1.8)
Māori +3.7 (–0.5, +9.6)
Pasifika +1.9 (–3.9, +10.1)
Asian +1.7 (–1.8, +6.8)
Anterior tongue +1.0 (–0.7, +3.6)
Alveolar/Gum +11.7 (+2.0,+23.5)
Floor of Mouth +3.7 (–6.3, +14.7)
Palate/cheek +2.5 (–19.4, +38.0)
Buccal +2.9 (–6.7, +14.0)
Undefined site/Not defined +2.3 (–17.8, +28.8)

AAPC, average annual percentage changes; CI, 95% confidence interval; (For total and for females, joinpoint analysis showed more complex trends: see Figure 3 for total trend)