Table 3

Prais-Winsten regression model for trends in esophageal atresia prevalence, by maternal age group in São Paulo State, Brazil, from 2005 to 2018

Maternal age (years)β (95% CI)
2005–2011
APC (%) (95% CI)
2005–2011
Readingβ (95% CI)
2012–2018
APC (%) (95% CI)
2012–2018
Readingβ (95% CI)
2005–2018
APC (%) (95% CI)
2005–2018
Reading
< 140.0
(0.0 to 0.0)
0.0
(0.0 to 0.0)
Stationary0.0
(0.0 to 0.0)
0.0
(0.0 to 0.0)
Stationary0.004
(0.004 to 0.004)
1.0
(1.0 to 1.0)
Increasing
15–190.146
(0.028 to 0.264)
40.0
(6.6 to 83.7)
Increasing0.029
(−0.097 to 0.155)
6.9
(−20 to 42.9)
Stationary0.063
(0.016 to 0.109)
15.5
(3.7 to 28.6)
Increasing
20–240.033
(−0.014 to 0.080)
7.9
(−3.1 to 20.1)
Stationary0.021
(−0.112 to 0.155)
5.0
(−22.8 to 42.8)
Stationary0.025
(−0.003 to 0.053)
5.9
(−0.7 to 12.9)
Stationary
25–290.037
(0.000 to 0.074)
8.9
(−0.1 to 18.7)
Stationary0.008
(−0.115 to 0.132)
1.9
(−23.3 to 35.4)
Stationary0.017
(−0.009 to 0.044)
4.0
(−2.2 to 10.6)
Stationary
30–340.032
(−0.011 to 0.074)
7.5
(−2.4 to 18.5)
Stationary−0.015
(−0.048 to 0.018)
−3.4
(−10.4 to 4.1)
Stationary0.018
(0.004 to 0.033)
4.3
(0.9 to 7.8)
Increasing
> 350.013
(−0.024 to 0.049)
2.9
(−5.3 to 11.9)
Stationary0.001
(−0.110 to 0.111)
0.1
(−22.4 to 29.2)
Stationary0.011
(−0.011 to 0.032)
2.5
(−2.4 to 7.7)
Stationary
  • Source: Live Births Information System. Data: Unified Health System Department of Informatics (www.datasus.saude.gov.br%7D), Ministry of Health, Brazil.

  • APC, annual percent change; CI, Confidence interval; β, regression coefficient.