From: Frequent use of hospital inpatient services during a nine year period: a retrospective cohort study
Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | |||
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odds ratio | 95% CI. | odds ratio | 95% CI. | |
Any frequent use year | ||||
Female (c/w male) | 1.39 | 1.30, 1.49 | 0.84 | 0.79, 0.90 |
Age groups (c/w 15–29 years)a | ||||
30–44 years | 1.75 | 1.63, 1.89 | 0.92 | 0.85, 0.99 |
45–60 years | 3.01 | 2.73, 3.31 | 2.24 | 2.05, 2.44 |
60+ years | 3.98 | 3.55, 4.47 | 5.15 | 4.74, 5.60 |
Rural/remote (c/w urban)b | 0.91 | 0.85, 0.96 | 0.85 | 0.80, 0.91 |
Alcohol-related (AR) condition (c/w 0) | ||||
1 AR episode | 1.75 | 1.60, 1.91 | 1.78 | 1.56, 2.02 |
2+ AR episode | 8.90 | 8.20, 9.66 | 11.47 | 9.92, 13.26 |
Mental health flag | 2.80 | 2.56, 3.07 | 3.50 | 3.18, 3.85 |
Pregnancy related flag | 2.42 | 2.22, 2.64 | 4.02 | 3.69, 4.38 |
Increased frequent use duration among frequent usersc | ||||
Female (c/w male) | 1.32 | 1.17 1.49 | 0.86 | 0.75, 0.99 |
Age groups (c/w 15–29 years)a | ||||
30–44 years | 1.46 | 1.27, 1.68 | 0.87 | 0.70, 1.08 |
45–60 years | 1.60 | 1.34, 1.90 | 1.33 | 1.06, 1.67 |
60+ years | 1.36 | 1.09, 1.70 | 1.82 | 1.46, 2.27 |
Rural/remote (c/w urban)b | 0.94 | 0.84, 1.05 | 0.82 | 0.69, 0.96 |
Alcohol-related (AR) condition (c/w 0) | ||||
1 AR episode | 1.32 | 1.12, 1.55 | 1.11 | 0.86, 1.44 |
2+ AR episode | 2.88 | 2.55, 3.26 | 2.21 | 1.80, 2.72 |
Mental health flag | 2.26 | 1.98, 2.57 | 1.94 | 1.63, 2.31 |
Pregnancy related flag | 0.83 | 0.71, 0.98 | 0.70 | 0.55, 0.89 |