The impact of population aging on the mortality rate of dementia among residents in Suzhou, China, 2004–2023

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BackgroundThe global burden of disease research shows that the disease burden of dementia (including Alzheimer's disease and other dementias) is increasing.ObjectiveThis study aims to analyze the trends of dementia deaths among residents in Suzhou and explore the impact of population aging on dementia mortality rates during the period from 2004 to 2023.MethodsThe study utilizes demographic dementia mortality data of Suzhou's registered residents over the 20-year period for comprehensive analysis. Joinpoint regression analysis was employed to estimate the average annual percentage changes (AAPC) in indicators for dementia. Using the method of decomposing the differences of mortality rates to evaluate the contribution of population aging to dementia mortality.ResultsThe population composition ratios of aged ≥60 and ≥65 in 2023 were 25.70% and 20.24%, respectively; The number of dementia deaths from 2004 to 2023 was 24 014, and the average age of death caused by dementia increased from 79.74 ± 11.20 years old to 84.13 ± 8.49 years old. Dementia death age rose significantly over time, varying by gender. The crude mortality rate increased from 14.67/100 000 in 2004 to 21.55/100 000 in 2023, but the standardized mortality rate decreased from 9.16/100 000 in 2004 to 5.91/100 000 in 2023; The increase in the crude mortality rate of residents in 2023 was 213.66% attributed to the contribution rate of population aging.ConclusionsThe overall crude mortality rate of dementia among residents in Suzhou is still on the rise, and population aging is a key factor.

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  • 10.3390/medicina60111783
Trends in Global Burden of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias Attributable to High Fasting Plasma Glucose, 1990-2021.
  • Oct 31, 2024
  • Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)
  • Irena Ilic + 6 more

Background and Objectives: Alzheimer's disease and other dementias represent some of the leading public health concerns worldwide. This study aimed to assess the global burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias attributable to high fasting plasma glucose in the last decades. Materials and Methods: A descriptive epidemiological study was conducted. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study data about deaths and Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) were used. All figures were presented as age-standardized rates (ASRs). The average annual percent change (AAPC) was computed using the Joinpoint regression analysis. Also, age-period-cohort analysis was performed. Results: A total of 2 million deaths from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias were reported worldwide in 2021, whereby the total number deaths from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias attributable to high fasting plasma glucose was 290,032 (98,900 males and 191,132 females) in 2021. The highest ASRs of burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias attributable to high fasting plasma glucose were found in Afghanistan, Iraq, Morocco, Qatar, and the United States of America, while the lowest ASRs were in Belarus and Mongolia. From 1990 to 2021, a significant increase (p < 0.001) was noted in ASRs of deaths and DALYs for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias attributable to high fasting plasma glucose. Looking at the GBD regions, the trends in ASRs for mortality and for DALYs of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias attributable to high fasting plasma glucose between 1990 and 2021 showed a growth 10-fold faster in High-income North America (AAPC = 2.0%, for both equally) and Central Asia (AAPC = 2.4% and AAPC = 2.5%, respectively) than in the region of High-income Asia Pacific (AAPC = 0.1% and AAPC = 0.2%, respectively). The relative risk of mortality and DALYs for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias attributable to high fasting plasma glucose demonstrated statistically significant (p < 0.0001) period and cohort effects, and net drift and local drifts. Conclusions: This study showed an increase in the global burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias attributable to high fasting plasma glucose in the last decades. Future successful entire-population strategies targeting high fasting plasma glucose may reduce the burden of a wide range of these diseases.

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390. HIV Mortality Trends among the United States Population from 1999-2023: A Retrospective Study using the CDC Wonder Database
  • Jan 29, 2025
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Muhammad Sohaib Asghar + 5 more

Background Despite the progress made in managing HIV, the mortality trends among the general population in the United States remain understudied. This lack of information hampers the ability to implement evidence-based interventions at community levels. Our aim was to analyze the trends in HIV-related mortality among US residents by demographic characteristics such as age, gender, race/ethnicity, urbanization, and US Census Regions. State and county-wide data for Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates (AAMR) were analyzed.Figure 1:(A) AAMR of HIV reported with gender stratification, (B) crude mortality rate reported with age groups stratification, and (C) AAMR reported with race stratification.Crude mortality for females was 1.8 (AAMR=1.8), and in the male population it was about 5.3 (AAMR=5.5). For the total population, crude mortality was found to be 3.5 (AAMR=3.4).AAPC is -4.36 in females; -4.58 in males; and -4.65% overall. AAPC was increasing above 65 years of age but decreased overall below 54 years of age.AAPC is -5.44 in Hispanics, and -4.91 in Black/African Americans (with overall highest mortality).Footnotes: AAMR = Age adjusted mortality rate; AAPC: Average Annual Percent Change; and APC: Annual Percent Change. Methods We abstracted national mortality data from the multiple cause of death files in the CDC WONDER Database. The ICD-10 codes (B20-B24) were used to identify HIV deaths from 1999-2023. Trends in age-adjusted mortality rate (AAMR) were assessed using Joinpoint regression with annual percent changes (APC). National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) 2013 was used as Urbanization Classification Scheme for County.Figure 2:(A) AAMR reported with census-region stratification, (B) urbanization stratification, and (C) trends in top-most affected states.Crude mortality rates= Northeast: 4.5 (AAMR=4.3); Midwest: 1.7 (AAMR=1.7); South: 4.7 (AAMR=4.7); and West: 2.5 (AAMR=2.5).Crude mortality rate= Urban (large central metropolitan + large fringe metropolitan): 1.8 (AAMR=1.9); Suburban (Medium metropolitan + Small metropolitan): 2.6 (AAMR=2.6); Rural (Micropolitan + non-core = non-metropolitan): 4.4 (AAMR=4.3).States in the top 90th percentile included the District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Louisiana, New York, and Georgia.Footnotes: AAMR = Age adjusted mortality rate; AAPC: Average Annual Percent Change; and APC: Annual Percent Change. Results Results were expressed as annual percentage changes (APC), average annual percentage changes (AAPC), and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Between 1999 and 2023, a total of 271,568 HIV-infected patients died within the US (AAMR=3.4 per 100,000; 95% CI: 3.3-3.5). Overall mortality trends decreased at an annual rate of -4.66% (95% CI: -4.96, -4.43) from 1999-2023 across the entire population. Specifically, the mortality trends increased among males (from the year 2018-2021), age groups 65-74 and 75-84 (overall), Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaskan natives (from 2017-2023), across all regions (during 2018-2021), and increased slightly from 2017-2019 onwards across the urbanization divide. States in the top 90th percentile included: the District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Louisiana, New York, and Georgia. Union County and Miami-Dade County are highly affected within the state of Florida. Maryland showed a slight increase in trend in recent years, while Mississippi showed the slowest decline overall.Figure 3:Stratification of crude and age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMR) according to demographic variable among the U.S population (from 1999-2023).† AAMR not applicable to age-groups based stratification hence we used crude rates to report mortality.*AAMR not available for urbanization (year 2021-2023) hence we imputed AAMRs from crude rates.Reference: Age standardization of death rates: implementation of the year 2000 standard - PubMed [PMID: 9796247]. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9796247/Footnotes: AAMR = Age adjusted mortality rate; AAPC: Average Annual Percent Change; and APC: Annual Percent Change. Conclusion HIV mortality among the US population has decreased overall from 1999 to 2023, but with varying demographic and geographic trends. These trends highlight the need for enhanced public health surveillance to better understand the scope of HIV mortality and to identify high-risk demographic and regional subgroups for targeted interventions.Figure 4:(A) State-wide heat map for AAMR reported from the year 1999-2023 for HIV mortality, (B) County-wide heat map for AAMR reported from the year 1999-2023 for the state of Florida, and County-wide heat map for AAMR reported from the year 1999-2023 for the state of Pennsylvania.Crude mortality rates= District of Columbia: 27.2 (AAMR=27.5); Florida: 7.1 (AAMR=7.0); Maryland: 7.3 (AAMR=6.9); Louisiana: 6.4 (AAMR=6.5); New York: 6.7 (AAMR=6.4); Georgia: 5.9 (AAMR=5.9); and Mississippi: 5.3 (AAMR=5.5).Union County, followed by Miami-Dade are highly affected within the Florida State which ranks second after the District of Columbia.counties which are highly affected within the State of Pennsylvania include Philadelphia, Delaware, Dauphine, Lehigh and Berks County.Footnotes: AAMR = Age adjusted mortality rate. 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  • Feb 16, 2022
  • Zhongguo xue xi chong bing fang zhi za zhi = Chinese journal of schistosomiasis control
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Epidemiological trends for human schistosomiasis prevalence in Hubei Province from 2004 to 2018 based on Joinpoint regression analysis
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  • Zhongguo xue xi chong bing fang zhi za zhi = Chinese journal of schistosomiasis control
  • L F Dai + 5 more

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Trends in hepatitis C virus-associated mortality rates in Japan, 1998-2017.
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Abstract B143: Temporal trends in colorectal cancer mortality in the five regions of Georgia, 1975-2018: A Joinpoint regression analyses
  • Dec 1, 2023
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  • Meng-Han Tsai + 3 more

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of death in Georgia. There remain significantly higher CRC mortality rates in the five public health regions of Georgia (Clayton, West Central, East Central, Southeast, and Northeast regions) in comparison to the rates in the State of Georgia. However, studies that examined temporal trends in CRC mortality rates in small geographic regions are still limited. The aim of this study was to analyze the time trends in mortality due to CRC within five regions of Georgia, stratified by age groups to assess any changes in mortality trends for the period 1975 -2018. Methods: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program SEER*Stat Database: Mortality - All COD, Aggregated with County, Total U.S. were used to select 1975-2018 CRC mortality data. We conducted Joinpoint regression analyses of the trends in age-adjusted mortality rates (ADMRs) due to CRC, stratified by the five regions of Georgia. Age differences in mortality were also examined. The average annual percent change (AAPC) and annual percent change (APC) with confidence intervals of 95% were calculated. Results: A total of 12,972 deaths from CRC were reported in these five regions during the period 1975-2018. The ADMR of CRC were 24.4, 24.9, 23.4, 22.7, and 25.7 per 100,000 in Clayton, East Central, Southeast, Northeast, and West Central regions, respectively. The mortality rates for CRC decreased from 1975 to 2018 in Clayton, Northeast, and Southeast regions (AAPC: -1.7% to -3.4%, p-value&amp;lt;0.05). One Joinpoint trend found a significant reduction in mortality in the East Central (1984-2018) (APC: -4.1%, p-value&amp;lt;0.001) and West Central (1981-2018) regions (APC: -3.2%, p-value=0.003). When examining age differences, patients aged 75 years or older had a significant decrease in mortality from 1975 to 2018 except in the East Central region (AAPC: -2.4% to -4.5%, p-value&amp;lt;0.05). In the East Central region, one Joinpoint demonstrated a significant decrease in mortality during 1987-2018 for the 60-74 age group and during 1984 -2018 for 75+ age group (APC: -5.1% &amp; -6.1%, respectively; both p-value&amp;lt;0.05). Reduced mortality rates were also found from 1984 to 2018 in the 60-74 age group in the Northeast region (APC: -4.3%, p-value&amp;lt;0.001). However, Northeast Georgians aged 15-59 years demonstrated a non-significant trend for increase in mortality from 1975 to 2018 (AAPC: 2.1%, p-value=0.181). Conclusion: The regional burden of colorectal cancer varied across the five regions of Georgia with CRC mortality rates decreased significantly in the Clayton, Northeast, and Southeast regions. Although reduced mortality rates were found in older patients in most regions, younger patients living in Northeast regions demonstrated a slight increase in mortality. Increased CRC risk awareness, culturally tailored prevention strategies through timely CRC screening uptake, and improved access to cancer treatment are extremely important to reduce the CRC burden, especially in the most affected regions in Georgia. Citation Format: Meng-Han Tsai, Daramola N. Cabral, Justin X. Moore, Jorge Cortes. Temporal trends in colorectal cancer mortality in the five regions of Georgia, 1975-2018: A Joinpoint regression analyses [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 16th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2023 Sep 29-Oct 2;Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2023;32(12 Suppl):Abstract nr B143.

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  • Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W))
  • Subhadra Priyadarshini + 1 more

Breast cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women worldwide. This study aims to analyze the trends in breast cancer incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) across different age groups from 1990 to 2021, and to project the mortality rate for the next decade. Global breast cancer data were analyzed, focusing on three distinct age groups: 15-49 years, 50-69 years, and 70+ years. Joinpoint regression analysis was used to identify periods of significant changes in cancer rate trends (joinpoints). Age-specific annual percent changes (APC) and average annual percent changes (AAPC) were calculated to identify trends over time. Additionally, an autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model was employed to forecast future mortality rates. The overall incidence of breast cancer increased significantly with an AAPC of 1.6% from 1990 to 2021. The highest increase was observed in the 15-49 years age group (AAPC: 1.3%), while the 70+ years age group showed the lowest increase (AAPC: 0.2%). Mortality rates exhibited a complex pattern, with a modest overall increase (AAPC: 0.8%), a slight increase in the 15-49 years age group (AAPC: 0.4%), and decreases in both 50 and 69 years (AAPC: -0.4%) and 70+ years age groups (AAPC: -0.3%). DALY rates increased slightly overall (AAPC: 0.7%), primarily driven by the 15-49 years age group (AAPC: 0.4%), while the older age groups showed a declining trend (AAPC: -0.4%). Incidence rates are rising across all age groups, with the highest increase observed among younger women (15-49 years). In contrast, older age groups (50 + years) are experiencing improvements in mortality and DALYs. These findings underscore the need for targeted public health interventions, enhanced screening practices, and ongoing advancements in breast cancer treatment to address the evolving burden of this disease across different age groups.

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