Incidence, Prevalence, and Mortality Trends in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease over 2001 to 2011: A Public Health Point of View of the Burden

Table 2

Incidence	Segment	Both sexes		Males		Females
		APC (%)	95% CI	APC (%)	95% CI	APC (%)	95% CI
35+ years	2001–06	−6.9	−10.4 to −3.4	−7.8	−10.9 to −4.7	−3.4	−10.3 to −2.1
	2006–11	−1.8	−5.8 to 2.3	−2.9	−6.4 to 0.7	−1.1	−5.7 to 3.9

Joinpoint analysis shows statistically significant segment, .
APC: annual percentage of change.