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. 2012 Dec 21;12:475. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-475

Table 6.

Top 5 Adult and paediatric individual Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs) in Victoria (2003-04) compared to total ACSCs by age and Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSED)

  N = OR(LCI, UCI)per 5 year increase in Age Predictor direction (p<0.05) N = OR(LCI, UCI)per decrease in each IRSED category (1-5) Predictor direction (p<0.05)
Adult
Diabetes complications
55,007
1.10 (1.08, 1.12)
Older
55,007
1.14 (1.08, 1.20)
Q1 (high disadvantage))
COPD
13,555
1.20 (1.18, 1.21)
Older
13,555
1.00 (0.96, 1.03)

Dehydration & gastroenteritis
12,145
0.88 (0.87, 0.89)
Younger
12,145
0.91 (0.85, 0.97)
Q5 (low disadvantage)
Congestive heart failure
11,676
1.45 (1.41, 1.48)
Older
11,676
0.95 (0.90, 1.00)

Angina
11,130
1.10 (1.09, 1.11)
Older
11,130
1.03 (0.96, 1.10)

Paediatric
Dental Conditions
5,705
1.23 (1.16, 1.31)
Older
5,705
1.01 (0.92, 1.11)

Asthma
4,642
0.83 (0.80, 0.88)
Younger
4,642
1.08 (0.92, 1.17)

Ear, nose & throat infection
4,077
0.62 (0.57, 0.67)
Younger
4,077
0.92 (0.86, 0.98)
Q5 (low disadvantage)
Convulsions & epilepsy
2,125
0.89 (0.82, 0.98)
Younger
2,125
0.97 (0.87, 1.08)

Pyelonephritis 1,150 0.80 (0.68, 0.93) Younger 1,150 1.06 (1.00, 1.14NN

Data are presented as univariable odds ratios (OR) and 95% lower and upper confidence intervals (LCI, UCI) per 5 year increase in age and per decrease inn each IRSED category.