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Table 3.

Joinpoint analysis of age-specific and age-standardized rates of lung cancer mortality in Croatia (1988-2008)

Age (years)	Trend 1		Trend 2		Trend 3		AAPC (1988-2008)
Age (years)	years	EAPC	Years	EAPC	years	EAPC	AAPC (1988-2008)
Men:
30-39	1988-2008	-8.7^†					-8.7^†
40-49	1988-2000	0.2	2000-2008	-4.3^†			-1.6
50-59	1988-2000	-3.2^†	2000-2008	1.2			-1.5^†
60-69	1988-1993	-2.8^†	1993-1999	0.8	1999-2008	-2.2^†	-1.5^†
70-79	1988-1995	-1.5	1995-2002	3.1^†	2002-2008	-0.4	0.4
>80	1988-1995	-4.8	1995-2008	3.3^†			0.4
Age standardized:
overall	1988-1995	-2.6^†	1995-1998	2.1	1998-2008	-0.9^†	-1.1^†
truncated (30-64)	1988-2008	-1.8^†					-1.8^†
Women:
30-39	1988-2008	-1.2					-1.2
40-49	1988-2008	2.9^†					2.9^†
50-59	1988-2008	2.7^†					2.7^†
60-69	1988-2008	2.1^†					2.1^†
70-79	1988-2008	2.0^†					2.0^†
>80	1988-2008	2.2^†					2.2^†
Age standardized:
overall	1988-1994	-1.0	1994-2008	3.1^†			1.9^†
truncated (30-64)	1988-2008	2.7^†					2.7^†

*EAPC – estimated annual percent change; AAPC – average annual percent change.

†Statistically significant trend.