Table 4.
Hazard ratios (HRs) adjusted for age, relative to White Scottish of hospital readmission for asthma following a first hospital admission of asthma during the study period (i.e. 1/5/2001–31/4/2010) in men and women
| Males | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic group | Number of readmissions | Overall readmission | Number of readmissions | Overall readmission |
| HR and 95 % CI | HR and 95 % CI | |||
| White Scottish | 13,795 | 1.00 (. .) | 22,115 | 1.00 (. .) |
| Other White British | 1,040 | 1.00 (0.93–1.07) | 1,740 | 1.03 (0.98–1.08) |
| White Irish | 130 | 0.91 (0.76–1.08) | 225 | 0.97 (0.84–1.16) |
| Other White | 140 | 0.99 (0.83–1.18) | 200 | 0.86 (0.74–0.99) |
| Any mixed background | 45 | 1.37 (1.02–1.83) | 50 | 0.97 (0.73–1.13) |
| Indian | 45 | 0.79 (0.59–1.07) | 50 | 0.79 (0.60–1.06) |
| Pakistani | 145 | 1.00 (0.84–1.18) | 170 | 1.07 (0.91–1.25) |
| Other South Asian | 20 | 0.75 (0.49–1.17) | 30 | 1.20 (0.84–1.71) |
| African Origin | 10 | 0.68 (0.36–1.26) | 35 | 1.56 (1.11–2.20) |
| Chinese | 25 | 1.27 (0.87–1.85) | 20 | 0.76 (0.49–1.16) |
| All Other Ethnic Group | 15 | 0.93 (0.56–1.55) | 20 | 0.99 (0.62–1.57) |