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. 2014 Apr 27;2(4):e216–e224. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70023-3

Table 1.

Age-standardised admission rates by ICD category of disorders and incidence rate ratios per 5 km increase in distance from Kilifi District Hospital

Women
Men
Rate in residents within 5 km of Kilifi District Hospital (95% CI) Rate in all KHDSS residents (95% CI) Incidence rate ratio(95% CI)* Rate in residents within 5 km of Kilifi District Hospital (95% CI) Rate in all KHDSS residents (95% CI) Incidence rate ratio (95% CI)*
Blood disorders 42 (19–75) 21 (19–23) 0·90 (0·77–1·05) 50 (23–88) 13 (11–15) 0·82 (0·66–1·01)
Circulatory system 105 (69–155) 28 (25–30) 0·87 (0·78–0·97) 87 (51–137) 34 (30–37) 0·93 (0·83–1·05)
Digestive system 70 (40–111) 16 (14–18) 0·78 (0·65–0·93) 112 (70–166) 44 (40–48) 0·88 (0·79–0·99)
Endocrine disorders 103 (66–150) 17 (15–19) 0·65 (0·54–0·78) 67 (37–113) 18 (15–20) 0·89 (0·75–1·04)
Genitourinary system 83 (49–126) 23 (20–25) 0·79 (0·68–0·91) 76 (44–125) 39 (35–43) 0·94 (0·83–1·07)
Infectious and parasitic 303 (237–380) 72 (67–76) 0·76 (0·71–0·82) 169 (117–235) 52 (47–56) 0·83 (0·75–0·93)
Accidents and injuries 79 (63–98) 24 (21–26) 0·84 (0·73–0·96) 135 (113–160) 79 (73–84) 0·97 (0·89–1·06)
Mental and behavioural disorders 44 (22–80) 10 (8–12) 0·76 (0·60–0·95) 37 (16–76) 10 (8–11) 0·76 (0·57–1·01)
Musculoskeletal system 16 (4–41) 3 (1–3) 0·68 (0·44–1·06) 11 (1–34) 4 (2–4) 0·76 (0·49–1·18)
Neoplasms 111 (72–160) 25 (21–27) 0·72 (0·62–0·84) 43 (19–82) 11 (8–12) 0·70 (0·55–0·91)
Nervous system 24 (9–53) 10 (8–11) 0·91 (0·75–1·12) 35 (13–69) 13 (10–15) 0·88 (0·70–1·10)
Poisoning 10 (2–35) 3 (2–4) 0·81 (0·56–1·18) 7 (1–34) 3 (2–4) 0·86 (0·59–1·25)
Pregnancy-related disorders 239 (180–306) 62 (57–65) 0·81 (0·75–0·88) NA NA NA
Respiratory system 69 (40–111) 20 (18–22) 0·78 (0·67–0·91) 52 (26–95) 18 (15–20) 0·83 (0·69–1·00)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 11 (2–35) 4 (2–4) 0·83 (0·59–1·18) 14 (2–42) 3 (2–4) 0·77 (0·51–1·17)
Symptoms and signs not classified elsewhere 93 (59–141) 21 (18–23) 0·77 (0·67–0·89) 79 (44–125) 25 (22–28) 0·91 (0·80–1·05)
All hospital admissions 1446 (1297–1603) 785 (770–799) 0·80 (0·77–0·83) 991 (861–1137) 668 (652–683) 0·89 (0·86–0·93)

Rates and 95% CIs are per 100 000 person-years of observation among residents. ICD=International Classification of Diseases. KHDSS=Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System. NA=not applicable.

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Incidence rate ratios are per 5 km increase in distance from Kilifi District Hospital.

Admission rate attributable to all causes includes diagnoses that were not assigned an ICD code.