Table 3.
Rate ratios of hospital admission for different levels of injury severity for children aged <15 years in Trent Region for 1992-7 by Townsend deprivation score
| Townsend scores* |
Children aged 0-4 years
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Children aged 5-14 years
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Unadjusted
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Adjusted†
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Unadjusted
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Adjusted†
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| Rate ratio (95% CI) | P value‡ | Rate ratio (95% CI) | P value‡ | Rate ratio (95% CI) | P value‡ | Rate ratio (95% CI) | P value‡ | ||||
| Total admissions | |||||||||||
| Lowest fifth | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||
| 2nd | 1.04 (0.98 to 1.11) | 0.22 | 1.06 (0.99 to 1.13) | 0.09 | 1.02 (0.97 to 1.07) | 0.462 | 1.03 (0.98 to 1.08) | 0.240 | |||
| 3rd | 1.28 (1.21 to 1.36) | <0.0001 | 1.27 (1.20 to 1.35) | <0.0001 | 1.18 (1.13 to 1.23) | <0.0001 | 1.17 (1.12 to 1.22) | <0.0001 | |||
| 4th | 1.48 (1.40 to 1.57) | <0.0001 | 1.41 (1.33 to 1.49) | <0.0001 | 1.44 (1.39 to 1.50) | <0.0001 | 1.38 (1.32 to 1.43) | <0.0001 | |||
| Highest | 1.96 (1.86 to 2.06) | <0.0001 | 1.88 (1.78 to 1.99) | <0.0001 | 1.71 (1.65 to 1.77) | <0.0001 | 1.66 (1.59 to 1.72) | <0.0001 | |||
| Admissions with long bone fractures | |||||||||||
| Lowest fifth | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||
| 2nd | 1.10 (0.92 to 1.33) | 0.29 | 1.13 (0.94 to 1.35) | 0.20 | 0.98 (0.91 to 1.06) | 0.615 | 0.99 (0.92 to 1.07) | 0.810 | |||
| 3rd | 1.28 (1.09 to 1.52) | 0.004 | 1.29 (1.09 to 1.53) | 0.004 | 1.08 (1.01 to 1.16) | 0.027 | 1.07 (1.00 to 1.15) | 0.047 | |||
| 4th | 1.46 (1.25 to 1.71) | <0.0001 | 1.45 (1.23 to 1.70) | <0.0001 | 1.21 (1.14 to 1.29) | <0.0001 | 1.17 (1.09 to 1.25) | <0.0001 | |||
| Highest | 1.69 (1.46 to 1.96) | <0.0001 | 1.70 (1.45 to 1.99) | <0.0001 | 1.37 (1.30 to 1.46) | <0.0001 | 1.37 (1.28 to 1.46) | <0.0001 | |||
| Admissions with long bone fractures needing operations | |||||||||||
| Lowest fifth | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||
| 2nd | 1.20 (0.96 to 1.50) | 0.11 | 1.23 (0.98 to 1.53) | 0.07 | 0.96 (0.89 to 1.04) | 0.340 | 0.97 (0.90 to 1.05) | 0.456 | |||
| 3rd | 1.30 (1.05 to 1.59) | 0.02 | 1.32 (1.07 to 1.63) | 0.01 | 1.04 (0.96 to 1.12) | 0.336 | 1.03 (0.96 to 1.11) | 0.433 | |||
| 4th | 1.51 (1.25 to 1.83) | <0.0001 | 1.52 (1.24 to 1.85) | <0.0001 | 1.18 (1.11 to 1.27) | <0.0001 | 1.14 (1.06 to 1.22) | <0.0001 | |||
| Highest | 1.73 (1.45 to 2.08) | <0.0001 | 1.83 (1.51 to 2.22) | <0.0001 | 1.32 (1.24 to 1.41) | <0.0001 | 1.33 (1.24 to 1.43) | <0.0001 | |||
*
Townsend scores divided by quintiles, with the highest fifth representing the most deprived electoral wards.
†
Adjusted for rurality, percentage males, percentage Asian, percentage black, and distance from nearest hospital.
‡
Compared with value for lowest fifth of Townsend scores.