Abstract:
Objective To explore the age, period, and birth cohort specific trends of the case fatality rate of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) case fatality rate in(CFR) among children aged 0–9 years in China based using different various age-period-cohort (APC) models.
Method The incidence and deathD data ofn HFMD cases and deaths inamong children aged 0–9 years in China from 2009 to 2021 were collected. An basic APC model, a simplified parameter-based APC model, and a Bayesian APC model were used to analyzeexamine the trends in the case fatality rate of HFMDCFR nationwide. Age, period, and cohort references were set to 4 years, 2015, and 2010, respectively, and relative risks (RR) andwith 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated. The annual percent change (AAPC), the average unit percent change (AUPC), and the 95% confidence interval (95%CI) were used to evalaute the changedetermine whether a trends change existedAverage annual percent change (AAPC), average unit percent change (AUPC), and their 95%CI were used to determine the presence of trends.
Result FromBetween 2009 toand 2021, a total of 23,783,967 HFMD cases and 3,565 deaths of HFMD were reported in China, with the case fatality ratea CFR wasof 14.99 per 100,000. The Aanalysis using the basic APC model revealed a declining trend in the case fatality rateCFR (AAPC = −31.30%, 95% CI: −37.55% -to −25.06%). The difference in Aage-specific case fatality rateCFR trends were not statistically significant (χ2=9.738, P=0.284), while the birth cohort specific risk for HFMD death showed a decreasing risk trendof HFMD fatality (χ2=53.230, P=0.000). In the simplified parameter-based APC model analysis, the differences in level and age slope parameters were statistically significant (P<0.005), same foras were some period parameters (P<0.05). However, neither the birth cohort slope nor the birth cohort related factor parameters were showed significant differences (P>0.058). The Bayesian APC model analysis indicated a declining case fatality rate CFR with increasing age (AUPC = −74.81%, 95% CI: −79.35% -to −70.28%) and period (AUPC = −53.26%, 95% CI: −67.21% to −39.32%), but no notable trends were found in different in relation to birth cohorts (AUPC = −0.02%, 95% CI: −0.16% -to 0.11%).
Conclusion The case fatality rateCFR of HFMD in China showed significant age and period specific trends, decreasing with increasing age and period, while no birth cohort specific trendeffect was observed.