Table 2 Average annual percentage changes (AAPC) of the suicide rate (SR), undetermined death rate (UDR) and total rate (SR+UDR) in women aged ≥ 15 years over a 12-year observation period in Germany, 1991–2002
From: Sex- and age-specific trends in mortality from suicide and undetermined death in Germany 1991–2002
Women | 1991–1997 | 1998–2002 | 1991–2002 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAPC (95% CI) | P value | AAPC (95% CI) | P value | AAPC (95% CI) | P value | |
SR | ||||||
15–24 years | 0.2 (-2.7 – 3.1) | 0.906 | -3.7 (-8.3 – 1.1) | 0.131 | -1.7 (-3.0 -0.4) | 0.012 |
25–44 years | -2.7 (-4.7 – -0.7) | 0.007 | -1.3 (-4.2 – 1.6) | 0.372 | -2.9 (-3.7 -2.1) | <.001 |
45–74 years | -4.6 (-5.4 – -3.7) | <.001 | -1.2 (-1.8 – -0.5) | <.001 | -4.2 (-4.7 -3.6) | <.001 |
≥ 75 years | -5.7 (-7.8 – -3.4) | <.001 | 0.5 (-1.8 – 2.8) | 0.682 | -4.6 (-5.8 -3.5) | <.001 |
p value for interaction* | 0.013 | 0.255 | 0.005 | |||
UDR | ||||||
15–24 years | -1.7 (-7.1 – 4.1) | 0.559 | -6.2 (-21.5 – 12) | 0.478 | -0.2 (-3.5 – 3.2) | 0.913 |
25–44 years | -5.6 (-8.1 – -3.0) | <.001 | -2.5 (-7.6 – 2.9) | 0.358 | -3.1 (-4.5 – -1.7) | <.001 |
45–74 years | -6.0 (-8.9 – -3.0) | 0.001 | -1.0 (-3.5 – 1.7) | 0.467 | -1.9 (-3.5 – -0.2) | 0.030 |
≥ 75 years | -8.6 (-12.1 – -5.0) | <.001 | 1.6 (-0.4 – 3.7) | 0.116 | 14.7 (7.6 – 22.3) | <.001 |
p value for interaction* | 0.144 | 0.399 | <.001 | |||
SR+UDR | ||||||
15–24 years | -0.2 (-2.2 – 1.9) | 0.865 | -4.3 (-8.4 – 0.1) | 0.053 | -1.4 (-2.4 – -0.3) | 0.011 |
25–44 years | -3.2 (-5.0 – -1.3) | 0.001 | -1.5 (-4.6 – 1.7) | 0.361 | -3.0 (-3.7 – -2.2) | <.001 |
45–74 years | -4.7 (-5.5 – -3.9) | <.001 | -1.1 (-1.8 – -0.5) | 0.001 | -3.9 (-4.5 – -3.4) | <.001 |
≥ 75 years | -6.2 (-8.1 – -4.2) | <.001 | 1.0 (-0.3 – 2.3) | 0.125 | 0.6 (-1.6 – 2.8) | 0.597 |
p value for interaction* | 0.002 | 0.016 | <.001 | |||