If the EAPC and its 95% CI are less than 0, this signifies a decreasing trend in ASR.
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Global, regional, and national burden of gastrointestinal cancers in early onset and young women, 1990-2021: analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease study 2021.
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The aim of this study was to assess the dynamic trends in incidence, prevalence, mortality, and DALYs of GI cancers among early onset and young women from 1990 to 2021, employing the formula: [2] y = α + β x + ε [3] E A P C = 100 × [ exp ( β ) − 1 ] ( x : year, y : the natural logarithm of rates, α : the intercept, β : the slope, ε : the random error) An EAPC and its 95% confidence interval (CI) exceeding 0 signifies an increasing trend in ASR over time.