Table 3.

Trend analysis of hospitalizations for asthma according to region and age group. Brazil, 2008–2017.

Variable	Age range (years)	R2 (%)	β	CI (95%)	p-value	Trend
Midwest	5–9	0.58	−0.58	(−0.98; −0.18)	0.010	Stationary
	10–14	0.90	−0.38	(−0.49; −0.28)	<0.001	Decline
	15–19	0.92	−0.32	(−0.40; −0.24)	<0.001	Decline
	5–9	0.74	−0.80	(−1.17; −0.41)	0.001	Decline
Northeast	10–14	0.80	−0.46	(−0.65; −0.28)	<0.001	Decline
	15–19	0.77	−0.30	(−0.44; −0.17)	0.001	Decline
	5–9	0.50	−0.55	(−1.00; −0.10)	0.022	Stationary
North	10–14	0.61	−0.29	(−0.48; −0.10)	0.007	Decline
	15–19	0.78	−0.26	(−0.38; −0.15)	0.001	Decline
	5–9	0.13	−0.12	(−0.39; 0.14)	0.309	Stationary
Southeast	10–14	0.28	−0.05	(−0.12; 0.08)	0.119	Stationary
	15–19	0.77	−0.06	(−0.09; −0.03)	0.001	Decline
	5–9	0.01	−0.02	(−0.24; 0.19)	0.779	Stationary
South	10–14	0.77	−0.21	(−0.31; −0.12)	0.001	Decline
	15–19	0.86	−0.25	(−0.33; −0.17)	<0.001	Decline
Brazil	5–9	0.63	−0.40	(−0.65; −0.15)	0.006	Decline
	10–14	0.83	−0.24	(−0.33; −0.15)	<0.001	Decline
	15–19	0.83	−0.24	(−0.33; −0.15)	<0.001	Decline

CI, confidence interval; R², determination coefficient.