Incidence trend and age-period-cohort analysis of reported hepatitis C among residents aged 30 to 79 in northeastern China, 2008 to 2017.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to acquire the epidemic trend of age-standardized reported incidence and to analyze the age effect, period effect, and cohort effect on the reported incidence of hepatitis C in Jilin Province, China.We collected the annual reported incidence data of hepatitis C by gender (2008-2017). Annual percentage change and annual average percentage change were calculated by joinpoint Poisson regression analysis. The age effect, period effect, and cohort effect on the incidence of hepatitis C were estimated by an age-period-cohort model, and the relative risk was determined.Joinpoint regression analysis showed that the age-standardized reported incidence of hepatitis C indicated a declining trend integrally. Among people aged 30 to 44 (youth), the incidence trend declined

SUBMITTER: Zhao Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7478665 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature