Table 4.
Cohort and period effect curvature points of change on breast cancer in women and prostate cancer mortality, Spain 1952–2011
| Changes in cohort effect curvature | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slope* (95% CI) | Birth year (95% CI) | Slope (95% CI) | Birth year (95% CI) | Slope (95% CI) | Birth year (95% CI) | Slope (95% CI) | |
| Breast cancer | −0.007 (−0.002, −0.012) | 1894 (1889–1900) | 0.010 (0.007, 0.013) | 1931 (1926–1935) | −0.008 (−0.011, −0.006) | 1969 (1965–1972) | −0.044 (−0.056,-0.032) |
| Prostate cancer | 0.027 (0.016, 0.038) | 1891 (1886–1899) | −0.001 (−0.002, 0.001) | 1960 (1959–1962) | −0.128 (−0.163, −0.091) | ||
| Changes in period effect curvature | |||||||
| Year of death (95% CI) | Year of death (95% CI) | ||||||
| Breast cancer | 0.029 (0.015, 0.043) | 1965 (1960–1969) | 0.007 (0.005, 0.01) | 1992 (1990–1993) | −0.030 (−0.034, −0.025) | ||
| Prostate cancer | 0.038 (0.024, 0.051) | 1963 (1961–1965) | 0.001 (−0.001, 0.003) | 1998 (1996–1999) | −0.028 (−0.035, −0.022) | ||
*Slopes of each ‘segment’ in the curvature.