Table 1.
Trends in Hospital Episode Statistics for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and related conditions, in residents of England 2002/03 to 2007/08.
| Q86.0: Foetal alcohol syndrome (dysmorphic), children aged under 15 years | P04.3: Foetus and newborn affected by maternal use of alcohol | O35.4: Maternal care for (suspected) damage to foetus from alcohol | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial year** | Persons (episodes)* | Persons (episodes)* | Persons (episodes)* | |||
| n | trend*** | n | trend*** | n | trend*** | |
| 2002/03 | 71 (114) | Χ2(1 d.f.) = 15.48 | 32 (43) | Χ2 (1 d.f.) = 1.52 | 19 (21) | Χ2 (1 d.f.) = 1.95 |
| 2003/04 | 50 (84) | p = 0.0001 | 40 (42) | p = 0.22 | 19 (23) | p = 0.16 |
| 2004/05 | 69 (178) | 55 (64) | 29 (37) | |||
| 2005/06 | 73 (142) | 62 (88) | 33 (41) | |||
| 2006/07 | 96 (197) | 45 (56) | 26 (28) | |||
| 2007/08 | 98 (272) | 51 (63) | 31 (34) | |||
| Total | 457 (987) | 285 (356) | 157 (184) | |||
* The Hospital Episodes Statistics identification (HESID) field was used to link episodes relating to the same individual within a given year.
** The UK financial year runs from April to March.
*** A test of linear trend was obtained using likelihood ratio tests from Poisson regression models for rates based on number of individuals admitted.