Table 3.
Reporting rates for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and related conditions, and hospital admission rates for alcohol related conditions in women aged 15-44 years, England 2002/03 to 2007/08 (by person admitted*)
| Government Office region of residence | 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 | Women aged 15-44 years, admitted to hospital with alcohol related conditions** | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Rate per 100,000 pop (95%CI) | n | Rate per 100,000 live births (95%CI) | n | Rate per 100,000 live births (95%CI) | n | Rate per 100,000 pop (95%CI) | |||||
| North East | 11 | 0.41 | (0.21-0.74) | 3 | 1.8 | (0.4-5.2) | 4 | 2.4 | (0.6-6.1) | 23,561 | 757 | (747-767) |
| North West | 125 | 1.67 | (1.39-1.99) | 21 | 4.3 | (2.7-6.6) | 18 | 3.7 | (2.2-5.9) | 59,963 | 715 | (709-721) |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 30 | 0.54 | (0.37-0.77) | 19 | 5.3 | (3.2-8.2) | 12 | 3.3 | (1.7-5.8) | 35,990 | 571 | (566-577) |
| East Midlands | 32 | 0.69 | (0.47-0.98) | 17 | 5.8 | (3.4-9.3) | 21 | 7.2 | (4.4-11) | 27,029 | 516 | (510-522) |
| West Midlands | 32 | 0.54 | (0.37-0.76) | 9 | 2.3 | (1.0-4.3) | 25 | 6.3 | (4.1-9.4) | 34,186 | 529 | (523-534) |
| East of England | 46 | 0.76 | (0.56-1.01) | 20 | 5.2 | (3.1-8.0) | 11 | 2.8 | (1.4-5.1) | 26,637 | 402 | (397-407) |
| London | 68 | 0.83 | (0.65-1.06) | 17 | 2.5 | (1.4-3.9) | 12 | 1.7 | (0.9-3.0) | 40,894 | 375 | (372-379) |
| South East | 41 | 0.46 | (0.33-0.63) | 27 | 4.8 | (3.1-6.9) | 30 | 5.3 | (3.6-7.5) | 42,612 | 431 | (427-435) |
| South West | 31 | 0.60 | (0.41-0.85) | 17 | 5.4 | (3.1-8.6) | 23 | 7.2 | (4.6-10.9) | 29,840 | 517 | (511-522) |
| England*** | 457 | 0.84 | (0.76-0.92) | 285 | 7.8 | (6.9-8.7) | 157 | 4.3 | (3.6-5.0) | 322,161 | 514 | (512-516) |
| Correlation coefficient (p-value)**** | 0.26 (0.50) | -0.26 (0.50) | -0.08 (0.83) | -- | ||||||||
| Test for heterogeneity | Χ2(8 d.f.) = 88.62, p < 0.0001 | Χ2(8 d.f.) = 17.56, p = 0.025 | Χ2(8 d.f.) = 33.43, p = 0.0001 | Χ2(8 d.f.) = 17044, p < 0.0001 | ||||||||
*The Hospital Episodes Statistics identification (HESID) field was used to link episodes relating to the same individual within a given HES year (running April to March). Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. ** See Jones et al. (2008) for details of attributable fractions applied. *** Figures for England include reports where region of residence was not recorded, and so the numbers provided are not the sum of the regional numbers. ****Pearson's correlation co-efficient was used to assess correlations between the prevalence of alcohol related hospital admission (for women aged 15-44) and FAS or related conditions across regions.