[Mortality in primary malignant brain tumors in the population of Belgrade].
BACKGROUND
The aim of this investigation was the analysis of primary malignant brain tumors (PMBT)-related mortality in the Belgrade population during the period 1983-2000.


METHODS
Mortality data (based on death records) for the period observed, as well as population data, were obtained from the unpublished material of the Municipal Institute of Statistics, Belgrade. The data analysis was adjusted to specific and standardized mortality rates and linear trend, using the world population as a standard. Regression coefficient was determined by Fisher's test.


RESULTS
During the period 1983-2000, in the Belgrade population standardized mortality rates from PMBT were 6.29/100,000 (95% CI-confidence interval 5.33-7.24) for males, 4.50/100,000 (95% CI 3.84-5.17) for females, and 5.91/100,000 (95% CI 5.20-6.63) for total population. The age-specific mortality rates increased with age up to the age group 65-74, with the highest value of 21.21/100,000 (95% CI 16.03-26.39), and decreased in persons of 75 and more years of age.


CONCLUSIONS
Mortality rates from PMBT in Belgrade had slightly increasing tendency in male (5.725 + 0.0592x, p = 0.545), and decreasing tendency in female population (y = 4.703-0.0213x, p = 0.756), while statistically significant increasing mortality rate was registered only in the age group 65-74 (y = 435 + 1.7707x, p = 0.0001).
Pekmezović
Tatjana
T
Medicinski fakultet, Institut za epidemiologiju, Beograd. pekmezovic@sezampro.yu
Jarebinski
Mirjana
M
Kisić
Darija
D
Pavlović
Milen
M
Nikitović
Marina
M
Knezević
Anita
A
Vujković
Branko
B
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015022:Yugoslavia / Q000453:epidemiology