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Table 2 Trends of the proportion of in-hospital deaths, by cause of death and place of care

From: National trends in the proportion of in-hospital deaths by cause of death among older adults with long-term care: a nationwide observational study in Japan from 2007 to 2017

  

Trend1

Trend2

  

Place of care

Cause of death

Years

APC (%)

Years

APC (%)

Average APC

[95% CI]

Home

All cause

2007–2011

− 0.2

2011–2017

−1.7*

−1.1*

[−1.2 to− 1.0]

Cancer

2007–2011

−0.6*

2011–2017

−2.0*

−1.4*

[−1.6 to− 1.2]

Heart diseases

2007–2017

−0.2*

  

−0.2*

[−0.3 to− 0.1]

Cerebrovascular diseases

2007–2017

−0.6*

  

−0.6*

[−0.8 to− 0.4]

Pneumonia

2007–2017

−0.5*

  

−0.5*

[−0.6 to− 0.3]

Senility

2007–2012

1.6*

2012–2017

−4.1*

−1.3*

[−2.2 to−0.4]

LTC health facility

All cause

2007–2014

− 4.6*

2014–2017

−2.9*

−4.1*

[−4.5 to−3.7]

Cancer

2007–2017

− 3.4*

  

−3.4*

[− 3.7 to− 3.1]

Heart diseases

2007–2013

−3.6*

2013–2017

−1.8*

−2.9*

[−3.3 to− 2.4]

Cerebrovascular diseases

2007–2015

−5.5*

2015–2017

−1.1

−4.7*

[−5.8 to−3.5]

Pneumonia

2007–2017

−2.1*

  

−2.1*

[−2.6 to−1.7]

Senility

2007–2017

−6.1*

  

−6.1*

[−6.6 to−5.5]

LTC welfare facility

All cause

2007–2013

−3.3*

2013–2017

−1.7*

−2.7*

[−2.9 to− 2.4]

Cancer

2007–2015

− 2.1*

2015–2017

−0.1

−1.7*

[−2.2 to− 1.2]

Heart diseases

2007–2013

−1.5*

2013–2017

−0.0

− 0.9*

[−1.4 to− 0.5]

Cerebrovascular diseases

2007–2013

−4.3*

2013–2017

−0.2

−2.7*

[−3.3 to− 2.1]

Pneumonia

2007–2014

−1.1*

2014–2017

1.3

−0.4

[− 0.8 to 0.1]

Senility

2007–2017

−2.2*

  

−2.2*

[−2.8 to−1.5]

  1. * Significantly different from zero (p < 0.05). LTC long-term care, APC annual percent change