Table 1.
Estimated change in incidence rate/year (%) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for brain and central nervous system tumours in the age group 5-19 years in Nordic countries 1990-2008 according to NORDCAN
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in incidence rate/year (%) | 95% CI | n | Change in incidence rate/year (%) | 95% CI | n | |
| Nordic countries* | ||||||
| 1990-2008 | -0.1 | -1.2, 1.1 | 1 779 | +0.8 | -0.3, 2.0 | 1 541 |
| Denmark | ||||||
| 1990-2008 | -1.1 | -3.5, 1.3 | 418 | +0.5 | -1.9, 3.1 | 347 |
| Norway | ||||||
| 1990-2008 | +3.3 | 0.8, 5.9 | 347 | +2.5 | 0.2, 4.9 | 314 |
| Sweden | ||||||
| 1990-2008 | -2.3 | -3.5, -1.1 | 631 | +0.3 | -1.6, 2.2 | 546 |
Calculations were based on incidence rates age adjusted to the world standard population and rounded to two decimal places. Linear regression analysis on the logarithm of the age-adjusted incidence rates was used to calculate the trends.
* = Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden.