Table 4 Time trend in aAARs of NGB over the period 1993–2017 by sex (Standard: Europe 2013).

From: Epidemiology of malignant brain tumors in Genova, Italy. 1993–2017

Period

 

Male

Female

Both sexes

 

No.

CR

AAR

95%CI

No.

CR

AAR

95%CI

No.

CR

AAR

95%CI

1993–1995

 

66

5.00

5.41

3.96–6.86

60

4.05

3.72

2.71–4.73

126

4.50

4.46

3.61–5.30

1996–1998

 

61

4.74

4.76

3.43–6.09

47

3.26

2.87

2.00-3.75

108

3.96

3.72

2.96–4.48

1999–2001

 

64

5.10

4.45

3.26–5.64

47

3.33

3.34

2.35–4.33

111

4.16

3.91

3.13–4.69

2002–2004

 

59

4.78

4.50

3.25–5.76

44

3.16

3.11

2.17–4.05

103

3.92

3.83

3.05–4.61

2005–2007

 

55

4.45

4.59

3.31–5.87

41

2.95

2.81

1.94–3.69

96

3.66

3.60

2.86–4.33

2008–2010

 

48

3.91

3.82

2.63–5.01

50

3.62

3.51

2.51–4.50

98

3.76

3.61

2.86–4.36

2011–2013

 

50

4.08

3.69

2.61–4.77

44

3.20

3.05

2.12–3.99

94

3.61

3.43

2.70–4.15

2014–2017

 

72

4.48

4.54

3.43–5.64

74

4.13

4.10

3.07–4.95

146

4.29

4.21

3.51–4.92

Total

 

475

4.57

-

-

407

3.49

-

-

882

4.00

-

-

3YMPV

 

-

-

–3.1

–6.3/0.2

-

-

1.6

–3.3/6.9

-

-

–1.0

–4.2/2.3

  1. aAAR, age-adjusted incidence rate per 100,000 person-years (standard: Europe 2013); NGB, brain malignancies other than GB; CI, confidence intervals; CR, crude incidence rate per 100,000 person-years; No., observed incident cases; 3YMPV, 3-year mean percent variation.