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Table 2 Trends in Age-Adjusted Thyroid Cancer Incidence Rates by States, 2000–2017

From: Thyroid cancer incidence trend and association with obesity, physical activity in the United States

 

2000–2017

Incidence Rate cases/100000 PY

Trend 1/Trend 3

Trend 2/Trend 4

2000–2017

States

No of new cases

Age adjusted/ 100 000 (95% CI)

2000

2009

2015

2017

Years

APC (95%CI)

P Value

Years

APC (95%CI)

P Value

AAPC (95%CI)

P Value

1. Rising trends

 Arkansas

4578

9.0 (8.7, 9.2)

 

16.8

21.6

19.6

2001–2008

10.6a (6.6, 14.7)

 < 0.001

2008–2017

2.4a (0.6, 4.3)

0.015

5.9a (4.1, 7.7)

 < 0.05

 Delaware

2189

13.2 (12.6,13.8)

11.2

19.4

21.4

19.6

2000–2017

2.6a (1.1, 4.2)

0.002

   

2.6a (1.1, 4.2)

 < 0.05

 Georgia

17,137

10.1 (9.9,10.2)

12.2

19.2

22.0

20.8

2000–2008

7.3a (4.5, 10.2)

 < 0.001

2008–2017

2.1a (0.6, 3.7)

0.011

4.5a (3.1, 5.9)

 < 0.05

 Iowa

6729

12.1 (11.8,12.4)

12.0

23.4

24.1

19.9

2000–2017

3.7a (2.3, 5.1)

 < 0.001

   

3.7a (2.3, 5.1)

 < 0.05

 New Mexico

4977

13.6 (13.2,14.0)

10.1

24.5

27.5

24.7

2000–2017

2.2a (1.0, 3.5)

0.002

   

2.2a (1.0, 3.5)

 < 0.05

 North Dakota

1598

12.9 (12.3,13.5)

 

23.4

26.8

26.6

2000–2017

4.9a (2.4, 7.6)

0.001

   

4.9a (2.4, 7.6)

 < 0.05

 Oklahoma

6479

9.6 (9.3, 9.8)

7.1

17.9

23.8

20.8

2000–2006

16.9a (7.4, 27.3)

0.002

2006–2017

3.5a (1.3, 5.8)

0.004

8.1a (4.9, 11.4)

 < 0.05

 South Dakota

1589

11.5 (10.9,12.0)

 

22.7

22.3

19.0

2001–2017

3.9a (1.7, 6.1)

0.002

   

3.9a (1.7, 6.1)

 < 0.05

 Vermont

1443

12.1 (11.5,12.8)

 

22.9

20.8

18.9

2002–2017

2.2a (0.1, 4.3)

0.044

   

2.2a (0.1, 4.3)

 < 0.05

 Wisconsin

11,610

11.1 (10.9,11.3)

10.0

19.7

21.7

21.2

2000–2009

7.8a (5.5, 10.1)

 < 0.001

2009–2017

2.1a (0.3, 3.9)

0.028

5.0a (3.7, 6.4)

 < 0.05

2. No significant change

 Alabama

7232

8.2 (8.0, 8.4)

8.9

14.3

17.6

17.0

2000–2008

8.1a (4.9, 11.4)

 < 0.001

2008–2017

0.4 (-1.5, 2.4)

0.628

4.0a (2.4, 5.6)

 < 0.05

 Alaska

1364

11.1 (10.5,11.7)

 

17.0

17.7

18.9

2005–2017

0.7 (-2.1, 3.6)

0.589

   

0.7 (-2.1, 3.6)

 > 0.05

 Arizona

14,736

13.1 (12.9,13.3)

10.3

24.9

22.6

18.1

2000–2005

16.5a (11.1, 22.1)

 < 0.001

2005–2010

4.3 (-0.2, 9.0)

0.059

3.7a (1.4, 6.0)

 < 0.05

       

2010–2015

-2.6 (-6.4, 1.3)

0.153

2015–2017

-10.6 (-21.2, 1.4)

0.073

  

 California

71,925

10.8 (10.8,10.9)

11.4

20.3

23.3

21.3

2000–2008

7.6a (6.4, 8.9)

 < 0.001

2008–2015

2.4a (1.1, 3.7)

0.002

3.9a (2.8, 4.9)

 < 0.05

       

2015–2017

-5.3 (-12.2, 2.1)

0.139

     

 Connecticut

10,859

16.1 (15.8,16.4)

13.6

30.6

27.5

23.0

2000–2007

12.1a (9.2, 15.2)

 < 0.001

2007–2014

0.6 (-1.9, 3.2)

0.601

3.7a (1.9, 5.6)

 < 0.05

       

2014–2017

-7.3 (-14, 0)

0.050

     

 District of Columbia

1442

12.5 (11.9,13.2)

14.2

30.6

17.6

25.1

2000–2017

2.1 (-0.1, 4.3)

0.061

   

2.1 (-0.1, 4.3)

 > 0.05

 Florida

38,757

10.6 (10.5,10.7)

12.4

19.9

19.9

18.2

2000–2008

7.4a (5.3, 9.6)

 < 0.001

2008–2017

-0.3 (-1.7, 1.0)

0.602

3.2a (2.1, 4.4)

 < 0.05

 Hawaii

3335

13.3 (12.8,13.7)

11.5

22.5

21

18.4

2000–2010

6.0a (2.7, 9.3)

0.001

2010–2017

-3.1 (-7.2, 1.2)

0.140

2.1 (-0.2, 4.5)

 > 0.05

 Idaho

3772

14.1 (13.7,14.6)

8.8

25.0

25.1

19.2

2000–2008

13.4a (7.8, 19.2)

 < 0.001

2008–2017

-2.2 (-4.9, 0.7)

0.122

4.9a (2.2, 7.6)

 < 0.05

 Indiana

12,196

10.4 (10.2,10.6)

11.2

18.8

19.5

17.0

2000–2010

6.3a (4.9, 7.7)

 < 0.001

2010–2017

-1.0 (-2.8, 0.9)

0.267

3.2a (2.2, 4.3)

 < 0.05

 Kansas

7027

13.8 (13.5,14.1)

13.5

24.2

29.2

21.4

2000–2010

9.0a (6.0, 12.1)

 < 0.001

2010–2017

-3.3 (-6.7, 0.2)

0.127

3.7a (1.7, 5.8)

 < 0.05

 Kentucky

10,053

12.5 (12.2,12.7)

9.5

24.3

26.5

24.7

2000–2009

10.8a (8.4, 13.2)

 < 0.001

2009–2017

1.0 (-0.8, 2.8)

0.246

6.1a (4.7–7.4)

 < 0.05

 Louisiana

8926

10.7 (10.5,11.0)

9.7

19.8

26.1

24.3

2000–2013

7.7a (5.9, 9.5)

 < 0.001

2013–2017

-2.3 (-9.0, 4.9)

0.495

5.2a (3.3, 7.3)

 < 0.05

 Maine

3238

12.5 (12.1,12.9)

6.9

18.1

28.8

18.8

2000–2015

8.1a (5.8, 10.5)

 < 0.001

2015–2017

-19.8 (-45.4,17.8)

0.237

4.4 (-0.2, 9.2)

 > 0.05

 Massachusetts

21,047

16.8 (16.6,17.1)

13.3

33.2

32.7

26.7

2000–2007

16.1a (12.1, 20.2)

 < 0.001

2007–2017

-1.0 (-2.4, 0.4)

0.157

5.7a (4.2, 7.3)

 < 0.05

 Minnesota

10,618

11.0 (10.8,11.2)

9.6

17.3

20.9

17.5

2000–2013

5.9a (4.4, 7.4)

 < 0.001

2013–2017

-4.2 (-10.3, 2.3)

0.181

3.4a (1.7, 5.2)

 < 0.05

 Mississippi

4287

9.5 (9.2, 9.8)

 

17.7

20.1

14.8

2003–2011

7.2a (3.1, 11.4)

0.002

2011–2017

-4.1 (-8.9, 1.0)

0.102

2.2 (-0.6, 5.0)

 > 0.05

 Missouri

11,997

10.9 (10.7,11.1)

11.3

22.5

19.2

19.3

2000–2008

9.7a (7.3, 12.1)

 < 0.001

2008–2017

-1.2 (-2.6, 0.1)

0.071

3.8a (2.6, 5.0)

 < 0.05

 Montana

2370

13.0 (12.4,13.5)

10.7

24.7

24.2

14.9

2000–2015

4.4a (2.6, 6.2)

 < 0.001

2015–2017

-24.0 (-46.3, 7.6)

0.112

0.6 (-3.3, 4.7)

 > 0.05

 Nebraska

4079

12.5 (12.1,12.9)

9.9

24.7

24.2

23.7

2000–2008

9.4a (5.1, 13.8)

 < 0.001

2008–2017

0.3 (-2.1, 2.7)

0.807

4.5a (2.4, 6.6)

 < 0.05

 New Hampshire

3252

12.8 (12.4,13.3)

10.5

22.1

20.7

20.6

2000–2006

18.1a (6.9, 30.5)

0.003

2006–2017

-0.3 (-2.9, 2.4)

0.815

5.9a (2.2, 9.7)

 < 0.05

 New Jersey

26,846

16.1 (16.0,16.3)

16.7

32.0

29.2

28.2

2000–2010

7.0a (5.7, 8.2)

 < 0.001

2010–2017

-1.4 (-2.9, 0.2)

0.086

3.5a (2.6, 4.4)

 < 0.05

 Ohio

25,253

11.7 (11.5,11.8)

9.9

21.4

22.3

23.6

2000–2009

9.6a (7.3, 12.1)

 < 0.001

2009–2017

1.1 (-0.7, 2.9)

0. 217

5.5a (4.2, 6.9)

 < 0.05

 Oregon

7933

11.2 (10.9,11.4)

9.5

17.9

20.8

18.5

2000–2008

11.1a (6.3, 16.3)

 < 0.001

2008–2017

0.7 (-1.9, 3.4)

0.583

5.5a (3.1, 7.9)

 < 0.05

 Tennessee

13,141

11.2 (11.0,11.4)

10.1

19.8

20.5

19.1

2000–2008

11.3a (7.6, 15.1)

 < 0.001

2008–2017

-1.1 (-3.1, 0.9

0.240

4.5a (2.7, 6.4)

 < 0.05

 Virginia

15,605

10.6 (10.4,10.7)

10.4

20.0

21.2

18.9

2000–2009

10.4a (7.6, 13.2)

 < 0.001

2009–2017

-0.2 (-2.2, 1.8)

0.842

5.3a (3.7, 6.9)

 < 0.05

 Washington

14,659

11.9 (11.7,12.1)

10.4

21.6

21.5

18.8

2000–2011

6.6a (4.6, 8.7)

 < 0.001

2011–2017

-2.9 (-6.3, 0.6)

0.093

3.1a (1.5, 4.8)

 < 0.05

 West Virginia

4593

12.7 (12.3,13.1)

10.3

18.6

23.0

25.7

2000–2012

7.2a (5.4, 9.1)

 < 0.001

2012–2017

-1.6 (-6.3, 3.4)

0.495

4.6a (2.8, 6.4)

 < 0.05

 Wyoming

1272

12.7 (12.0,13.5)

 

14.7

17.8

24.5

2003–2017

-0.7 (-3.1, 1.7)

0.536

   

-0.7 (-3.1, 1.7)

 > 0.05

3. Decreasing trends

 Colorado

11,810

13.0 (12.8,13.2)

10.2

25.4

24.1

21.1

2000–2010

9.1a (7.8, 10.4)

 < 0.001

2010–2017

-3.6a (-4.9, -2.2)

 < 0.001

3.7a (2.8, 4.6)

 < 0.05

 Illinois

28,879

12.3 (12.2,12.5)

12.3

22.0

26.5

22.5

2000–2007

8.9a (7.1, 10.8)

 < 0.001

2007–2015

2.8* (1.5, 4.1)

0.001

3.9a (2.6, 5.1)

 < 0.05

       

2015–2017

-8.5a (-16.2, -0.1)

0.049

     

 Maryland

12,866

12.8 (12.6,13.1)

15.7

27.2

23.6

19.7

2000–2013

4.7a (3.3, 6.0)

 < 0.001

2013–2017

-8.5a (-14.4, -2.3)

0.012

1.4 (-0.3, 3.1)

 > 0.05

 Michigan

20,624

11.1 (10.9,11.2)

11.5

20.8

19.4

17.4

2000–2010

7.0a (5.3, 8.7)

0.001

2010–2017

-2.5a (-4.7, -0.4)

0.025

3.0a (1.8, 4.2)

 < 0.05

 Nevada

6536

13.6 (13.3,13.9)

12.1

28.7

27.5

21.6

2000–2013

6.0a (3.9, 8.1)

 < 0.001

2013–2017

-8.8a (-16.4,-0.6)

0.038

2.3 (0, 4.7)

 > 0.05

 New York

57,216

15.7 (15.5,15.8)

14.0

30.0

30.2

27.2

2000–2003

4.4 (-0.4, 9.3)

0.068

2003–2008

12.1a (9.6, 14.8)

 < 0.001

3.9a (2.8, 5.1)

 < 0.05

       

2008–2013

2.6a (0.7, 4.6)

0.015

2013–2017

-4.2a (-5.9, -2.4)

0.001

  

 North Carolina

18,409

10.6 (10.5,10.8)

9.4

21.6

20.0

17.4

2000–2003

2.0 (-14.7, 22.1)

0.798

2003–2006

26.8 (-5.3, 69.8)

0.096

3.8 (-1.6, 9.5)

 > 0.05

       

2006–2013

2.4 (-1.3, 6.3)

0.172

2013–2017

-7.4a (-13.2,-1.2)

0.027

  

 Pennsylvania

41,361

17.1 (17.0,17.3)

14.9

33.2

29.2

26.5

2000–2010

8.2a (7.1, 9.2)

 < 0.001

2010–2017

-3.4a (-4.7, -2.2)

 < 0.001

3.2a (2.5, 3.9)

 < 0.05

 Rhode Island

3220

16.1 (15.5,16.7)

12.2

32.5

26.5

24.3

2000–2010

10.8a (7.5, 14.2)

 < 0.001

2010–2017

-4.8a (-8.6, -0.9)

0.020

4.1a (1.8, 6.4)

 < 0.05

 South Carolina

8117

9.5 (9.3, 9.7)

10.1

17.8

21.0

17.0

2000–2012

7.7a (6.6, 8.7)

 < 0.001

2012–2017

-4.0a (-6.6, -1.3)

0.007

4.1a (3.1, 5.1)

 < 0.05

 Texas

46,306

10.8 (10.7,10.9)

11.7

23.3

20.9

19.2

2000–2006

10.1a (7.3, 12.9)

 < 0.001

2006–2011

3.2 (-0.3, 6.9)

0.070

3.2a (1.9, 4.5)

 < 0.05

       

2011–2017

-3.3a (-4.8, -1.8)

0.001

     
  1. aThe difference was statistically significant