The effects of oral clefts on hospital use throughout the lifespan

Table 4 Incremental Effects of Cleft Status on Hospitalizations by Age Group Adjusting for Own Socioeconomic Characteristics

Age group/Cleft Measure	Hospitalization Probability	Hospitalization Days\|Days > 0
Age 20-29 years	0.036****	0.44**
	(0.003)	(0.19)
	[30.8%]	[8.0%]
	{26.5%,35.3%}	{1.0%,14.9%}
Age 30-39 years	0.015****	0.22
	(0.003)	(0.25)
	[13.5%]	[3.8%]
	{4.0%,15.8%}	{-5.2%,14.0%}
Age 40-49 years	0.008***	0.34
	(0.003)	(0.38)
	[9.4%]	[4.4%]
	{4.0%,15.8%}	{-5.2%,14.0%}
Age 50-59 years	0.006	-0.09
	(0.004)	(0.52)
	[6.1%]	[-1.0%]
	{-1.3%,13.6%}	{-11.8%,9.9%}
Age 60-68 years	-0.003	-0.77
	(0.009)	(0.98)
	[-2.3%]	[-7.1%]
	{-15.0%,11.1%}	{-24.7%,10.5%}

Note: Standard errors of effects are in parentheses; the % changes in hospitalizations relative to the unaffected control group due to the cleft effects are listed in brackets (the 95% confidence intervals of these % changes are included in curly brackets); The effects are estimated from (Equation 3), adjusting for the covariates in that model; * = p < 1; ** = p < 0.05; *** = p < 0.01; **** = p < 0.001.

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