Table 1.
Thyroid cancer incidence in Sri Lanka by gender, age group and histology subtype with Joinpoint analysis 2001–2010
| 2001 | 2010 | EAPCa 2001–2010 (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Rate (95% CI) | n | Rate (95% CI) | ||
| Age group (years) Male | |||||
| < 20 | 1 | 0.03 | 7 | 0.19 | 16.2 (−1.7–37.4) |
| 20–39 | 39 | 1.29 | 61 | 1.84 | 4.2 (0.0–8.6) |
| 40–59 | 40 | 1.93 | 83 | 3.66 | 5.9 (0.2–11.9) |
| 60+ | 26 | 3.16 | 52 | 5.77 | 5.3 (0.6–10.2) |
| Age standardized | 106 | 1.24 (1.00–1.47) | 203 | 2.15 (1.85–2.44) | 5.3 (1.9–8.8) |
| Age group (years) Female | |||||
| < 20 | 13 | 0.39 | 21 | 0.57 | 5.3 (0.4–10.5) |
| 20–39 | 143 | 4.66 | 363 | 10.7 | 9.8 (7.2–12.6) |
| 40–59 | 127 | 5.95 | 348 | 14.8 | 9.2 (6.3–12.2) |
| 60+ | 54 | 5.90 | 99 | 9.81 | 4.1 (0.8–8.5) |
| Age standardized | 337 | 3.61 (3.23–4.00) | 831 | 8.06 (7.52–8.65) | 9.0 (6.6–11.5) |
| Overall age standardised rate | 443 | 2.44 (2.21–2.67) | 1034 | 5.16 (4.85–5.47) | 8.2 (5.9–10.5) |
| Histology type (Male) | |||||
| Papillary | 72 | 0.82 (0.63–1.01) | 149 | 1.55 (1.32–1.79) | 7.0 (2.9–11.2) |
| Follicular | 19 | 0.22 (0.12–0.32) | 23 | 0.25 (0.15–0.35) | −0.2 (− 2.7–2.5) |
| Other | 15 | 0.23 (0.12–0.35) | 31 | 0.35 (0.23–0.47) | 3.5 (−2.4–9.8) |
| Histology type (Female) | |||||
| Papillary | 232 | 2.45 (2.13–2.82) | 586 | 5.64 (5.11–6.13) | 9.3 (7.0–11.8) |
| Follicular | 81 | 0.94 (0.74–1.12) | 165 | 1.62 (1.42–1.93) | 8.0 (5.6–10.5) |
| Other | 24 | 0.32 (0.22–0.45) | 80 | 0.80 (0.63–1.02) | 9.0 (1.7–16.8) |
| Histology type (Overall) | |||||
| Papillary | 304 | 1.64 (1.46–1.83) | 735 | 3.61 (3.35–3.87) | 8.8 (6.6–11.1) |
| Follicular | 100 | 0.56 (0.45–0.67) | 188 | 0.95 (0.82–1.09) | 6.5 (5.2–7.9) |
| Other | 39 | 0.24 (0.16–0.31) | 111 | 0.61 (0.49–0.71) | 7.6 (1.0–14.6) |
aEAPC Estimated Annual Percentage Change