Table 2.
The effect of socio-economic status on hospital utilisation and outcomes
| Most disadvantaged | Least disadvantaged | ||||||||
| Ratio q1:q5 | 95% CI | Ratio q2:q5 | 95% CI | Ratio q3:q5 | 95% CI | Ratio q4:q5 | 95% CI | Baseline – q5 | |
| Admission rate – all | 1.31 | (1.25–1.37) | 1.32 | (1.26–1.38) | 1.20 | (1.15–1.25) | 0.98 | (0.94–1.03) | 1.00 |
| Admission rate – medical | 1.39 | (1.33–1.45) | 1.35 | (1.29–1.41) | 1.20 | (1.15–1.26) | 0.97 | (0.92–1.01) | 1.00 |
| Admission rate – surgical | 1.12 | (1.08–1.15) | 1.21 | (1.18–1.26) | 1.13 | (1.09–1.16) | 0.98 | (0.94–1.01) | 1.00 |
| Average LOS | 1.04 | (1.04–1.05) | 1.03 | 1.03–1.04 | 1.03 | (1.03–1.04) | 1.03 | (1.02–1.03) | 1.00 |
| Total LOS | 1.24 | (1.23–1.26) | 1.14 | (1.13–1.16) | 1.12 | (.10–1.13) | 1.08 | (1.07–1.10) | 1.00 |
| Readmission at 30 days | 1.07 | (1.05–1.09) | 1.05 | (1.03–1.06) | 1.03 | (1.01–1.05) | 1.01 | (0.99–1.03) | 1.00 |
| Readmission at 1 year | 1.17 | (1.16–1.18) | 1.11 | (1.10–1.12) | 1.07 | (1.06–1.08) | 1.05 | (1.04–1.05) | 1.00 |
| Case fatality at 1 year | 1.10 | (1.07–1.13) | 1.05 | (1.03–1.08) | 1.03 | (1.01–1.06) | 1.04 | (1.01–1.07) | 1.00 |