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Table 2 Socio-demographic correlates of admissions and A&E attendances

From: Socio-demographic patterns in hospital admissions and accident and emergency attendances among young people using linkage to NHS Hospital Episode Statistics: results from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

 

ADMISSIONS

A&E ATTENDANCES

READMISSIONS

Rates of hospital admission and A&E episode rate

Age and sex adjusted admission rate ratio (95% CI)

Fully adjusted rate ratio (95% CI)

Age and sex adjusted A&E attendance rate ratio (95% CI)

Fully adjusted rate ratio (95% CI)

Age and sex adjusted readmission rate ratio (95% CI)

Fully adjusted rate ratio (95% CI)

Ethnicity (Parent)

 White (Reference)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Other

1.16

1.17

0.22

0.24

0.95

0.49

(0.77 - 1.76)

(0.78 - 1.77)

(0.10 - 0.33)

(0.14 - 0.40)

(0.15 - 6.27)

(0.06 - 4.04)

 

p = 0.48

p = 0.45

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p = 0.96

p = 0.51

Marital Status

 Married (Reference)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Not Married

1.31

1.11

1.42

1.17

1.49

1.26

(1.12 - 1.54)

(0.94 - 1.31)

(1.22 - 1.66)

(1.00 - 1.37)

(0.70 - 3.20)

(0.55 - 2.91)

 

p = 0.001

p = 0.21

p < 0.001

p = 0.05

p = 0.30

p = 0.59

Mothers highest education

 Degree / A Level (Reference)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 O Level / CSE / Vocational

1.42

1.22

1.83

1.58

1.03

0.77

(1.26 - 1.59)

(1.08 - 1.38)

(1.63 - 2.05)

(1.40 - 1.79)

(0.56 - 1.89)

(0.40 - 1.50)

 

p < 0.001

p = 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p = 0.92

p = 0.45

Social Class

 Non-manual occupation (Reference)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Manual occupation

1.56

1.28

1.45

1.01

1.76

1.59

(1.30 -1.86)

(1.06 -1.54)

(1.21 -1.73)

(0.85 -1.22)

(0.75 -4.14)

(0.62 -4.05)

 

p < 0.001

p = 0.01

p < 0.001

p = 0.89

p = 0.20

p = 0.33

Maternal Age

 30+ (Reference)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 25–29

1.07

1.06

1.10

1.04

1.29

1.32

(0.95 - 1.22)

(0.93 - 1.21)

(0.97 - 1.24)

(0.92 - 1.18)

(0.68 -2.45)

(0.67 - 2.61)

 < 25

1.92

1.68

2.36

1.95

2.44

2.23

(1.60 - 2.30)

(1.38 - 2.06)

(1.98 - 2.81)

(1.61 - 2.36)

(1.04 - 5.77)

(0.81 - 6.10)

 

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p = 0.12

p = 0.29

Parity

 0 (Reference)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 1

0.91

0.96

1.05

1.16

0.87

0.96

(0.80 - 1.03)

(0.84 - 1.09)

(0.92 - 1.19)

(1.02 - 1.31)

(0.45 - 1.67)

(0.48 - 1.92)

 2+

1.12

1.19

1.01

1.16

0.83

0.92

(0.95 - 1.33)

(1.00 - 1.42)

(0.88 - 1.23)

(0.97 - 1.37)

(0.35 - 1.96)

(0.38 - 2.23)

 

p = 0.05

p = 0.05

p = 0.76

p = 0.06

p = 0.87

p = 0.98