Table 4 Joinpoint analysis for cerebrovascular accidents in the Americas, 1970–2000.

	Trend 1		Trend 2		Trend 3		Trend 4
	Years	EAPC	Years	EAPC	Years	EAPC	Years	EAPC
Men
Argentina	1970–92	−1.07*	1992–2000	−2.98*
Chile	1970–76	−3.30*	1976–80	1.67	1980–97	−2.05*
Colombia	1972–84	0.54	1984–91	−5.91	1991–1999	0.66
Costa Rica	1970–2000	−1.04*
Cuba	1970–82	−1.71*	1982–86	2.29	1986–94	−1.74
Ecuador	1970–84	2.32*	1984–2000	−2.91*
Mexico	1970–2000	−0.01
Puerto Rico	1970–92	−3.46*	1992–2000	2.20
Venezuela	1970–77	1.98	1977–85	−3.20*	1985–2000	1.03*
Canada	1970–74	−0.45	1974–85	−5.16*	1985–2000	−2.35*
USA	1970–73	−1.03	1973–79	−7.04*	1979–89	−4.05*	1989–2000	−0.97*
Women
Argentina	1970–89	−1.36*	1982–2000	−3.48*
Chile	1970–85	−2.19*	1985–96	−3.47*	1996–1999	2.59
Colombia	1972–84	−0.57	1984–91	−6.31	1991–1999	0.72
Costa Rica	1970–73	−8.69	1973–82	0.89	1982–2000	−2.17*
Cuba	1970–91	−1.19*	1991–2000	0.26
Ecuador	1970–93	0.02	1993–96	−12.45	1996–2000	3.04
Mexico	1970–2000	−0.56*
Puerto Rico	1970–76	0.67	1976–91	−5.64*	1991–2000	2.94*
Venezuela	1970–77	2.59*	1977–85	−3.66*	1985–2000	0.19
Canada	1970–75	−2.42*	1975–87	−4.30*	1987–2000	−2.01*
USA	1970–73	−1.23	1973–79	−6.48*	1979–91	−3.28*	1991–2000	−0.02

*Significantly different from 0 (p<0.05).