Joinpoint analysis for crude asthma hospital admissions and mortality rates in Ecuador, 2000–2018
| Full range 2000 - 2018 | Trend 1 | Trend 2 | Trend 3 | ||||
| AAPC (95% CI) | Years | APC (95% CI) | Years | APC (95% CI) | Years | APC (95% CI) | |
| Asthma Hospital Admissions | |||||||
| Total sample | -3.1* (-4.3 to -1.9) | 2000–2011 | -0.8 (-2.1 to 0.5) | 2011–2018 | -6.6 * (-9.3 to -3.9) | ||
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | -2.7* (-4.2 to -1.1) | 2000–2011 | 0.0 (-1.6 to 1.8) | 2011–2018 | -6.8* (-10.1 to -3.4) | ||
| Female | -3.6 (-4.5 to -2.6) | 2000–2011 | -1.7* (-2.7 to -0.7) | 2011–2018 | -6.5* (-8.5 to -4.4) | ||
| Age group | |||||||
| <5 | -2.7* (-4.9 to -0.6) | 2000–2012 | 0.2 (-1.6 to 2.1) | 2012–2018 | -8.4* (-13.8 to -2.6) | ||
| 5-19 | -1.4 (-3.6 to 0.9) | 2000–2002 | -14.8 (-29.6 to 3.2) | 2002–2012 | 3.5* (1.7 to 5.3) | 2012 - 2018 | -4.5* (-7.3 to -1.6) |
| 20-44 | -4.3* (-5.8 to -2.7) | 2000–2008 | -1 (-3.8 to 1.7) | 2008–2018 | -6.8* (-8.9 to -4.7) | ||
| 45-64 | -6.2* (-7.6 to -4.8) | 2000–2009 | -3.6* (-5.7 to -1.6) | 2009–2018 | -8.7* (-11 to -6.4) | ||
| >64 | -7.8* (-10.6 to -4.8) | 2000–2002 | -10.7 (-25 to 6.4) | 2002 – 2005 | 5.2 (-11.5 to 25.1) | 2005 - 2018 | -10.1* (-11 to - 9.1) |
| Region | |||||||
| Coast | -3.4* (-5 to -1.8) | 2000–2011 | 0.7 (-1.1 to 2.4) | 2011–2018 | -9.5* (-12.8 to -6) | ||
| Andean | -2.3* (-2.9 to -1.7) | 2000–2018 | -2.3* (-2.9 to -1.7) | ||||
| Amazon | -4.9* (-5.7 to -4) | 2000–2018 | -4.9* (-5.7 to -4) | ||||
| Asthma Mortality | |||||||
| Total sample | -5.6* (-6.7 to -4.4) | 2000–2018 | -5.6* (-6.7 to -4.4) | ||||
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | -5.6* (-7.5 to -3.7) | 2000–2008 | -1.9 (-5.2 to 1.4) | 2008–2018 | -8.5* (-11.1 to -5.8) | ||
| Female | -5.7* (-7.2 to -4.1) | 2000–2018 | -5.7* (-7.2 to -4.1) | ||||
| Age group | |||||||
| <5 | -11.1* (-14 to -8.1) | 2000–2018 | -11.1* (-14 to -8.1) | ||||
| 5-19 | – | ||||||
| 20-44 | -5.6* (-8.2 to -2.9) | 2000–2018 | -5.6* (-8.2 to -2.9) | ||||
| 45-64 | -6* (-8.7 to -3.3) | 2000–2018 | -6* (-8.7 to -3.3) | ||||
| >64 | -5.8* (-7.2 to -4.4) | 2000–2018 | -5.8* (-7.2 to -4.4) | ||||
| Region | |||||||
| Coast | -3.8 (-9.3 to 2) | 2000–2002 | -22.4 (-51.3to 23.6) | 2002–2008 | 7.3 (-3.6 to 19.3) | 2008 - 2018 | -5.9* (-9.2 to -2.5) |
| Andean | -9.7* (-11.7 to -7.7) | 2000–2018 | -9.7* (-11.7 to -7.7) | ||||
| Amazon | |||||||
*P<0.05.
AAPC, Average Annual Percentage Change; APC, Annual Percentage Change .