The impact of universal National Health Insurance on population health: the experience of Taiwan

Table 1 Joinpoint regression analyses on age-standardized amenable mortality rates in Taiwan, 1981-2005

	Trend 1		Trend 2		Trend 3		Trend 4		Trend 5
Mortality	Time Period	APC	Time Period	APC	Time Period	APC	Time Period	APC	Time Period	APC
All causes
Both genders	1981-1993	-1.74*	1993-1996	-0.57	1996-2003	-2.50*	2003-2005	0.06
Females	1981-1996	-2.22*	1996-2005	-2.72*
Males	1981-1984	-2.36*	1984-1993	-1.23*	1993-1996	-0.09	1996-2003	-2.25*	2003-2005	1.08
Amenable causes
Both genders	1981-1993	-4.38*	1993-1996	-0.53	1996-1999	-5.83*	1999-2005	-2.77*
Females	1981-1993	-4.45*	1993-1996	-1.48	1996-1999	-5.70*	1999-2005	-3.21*
Males	1981-1987	-5.05*	1987-1993	-3.61*	1993-1996	-0.53	1996-1999	-5.77*	1999-2005	-2.45*
Other causes (non-amenable causes)
Both genders	1981-1999	-0.64*	1999-2003	-2.74*	2003-2005	1.04
Females	1981-1989	-0.48	1989-2005	-1.80*
Males	1981-1999	-0.37*	1999-2003	-2.47*	2003-2005	1.72
Amenable causes with 50% IHD
Both genders	1981-1993	-4.04*	1993-1996	-0.81	1996-1999	-5.67*	1999-2005	-2.61*
Females	1981-2005	-3.86*
Males	1981-1987	-4.66*	1987-1993	-3.18*	1993-1996	-0.78	1996-1999	-5.50	1999-2005	-2.22*
IHD
Both genders	1981-1992	1.78*	1992-2005	-2.61*
Females	1981-1992	1.51	1992-1998	-6.73	1998-2005	-2.66
Males	1981-1992	2.29*	1992-2005	-1.63*

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