Table 4.
ADR-related hospital episode rates by age and sex
| Males |
Females |
Pooled |
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| Age group | ADRs (1000s) | Person-years (1000s) | IR (95% CI) | ADRs (1000s) | Person-years (1000s) | IR (95% CI) | ADRs (1000s) | Person-years (1000s) | IR (95% CI) |
| 0–4 | 2.6 | 3288.4 | 0.78 (0.73 to 0.84) | 2.3 | 3131.6 | 0.73 (0.64 to 0.82) | 4.9 | 6420.0 | 0.76 (0.70 to 0.81) |
| 5–14 | 2.5 | 6122.2 | 0.41 (0.36 to 0.46) | 1.9 | 5838.0 | 0.33 (0.29 to 0.37) | 4.4 | 11960.2 | 0.37 (0.34 to 0.40) |
| 15–44 | 10.8 | 22199.5 | 0.49 (0.47 to 0.50) | 16.5 | 21646.6 | 0.76 (0.74 to 0.78) | 27.3 | 43846.1 | 0.62 (0.61 to 0.64) |
| 45–64 | 22.5 | 13874.6 | 1.62 (1.55 to 1.70) | 27.4 | 13494.8 | 2.03 (1.96 to 2.10) | 49.9 | 27369.3 | 1.82 (1.77 to 1.88) |
| 65–74 | 19.8 | 4394.8 | 4.51 (4.35 to 4.68) | 20.2 | 4696.2 | 4.31 (4.19 to 4.43) | 40.1 | 9091.0 | 4.41 (4.29 to 4.52) |
| 75–84 | 21.0 | 2546.6 | 8.23 (8.00 to 8.46) | 25.1 | 3265.5 | 7.68 (7.48 to 7.89) | 46.0 | 5812.1 | 7.92 (7.75 to 8.10) |
| 85+ | 9.4 | 768.4 | 12.24 (11.63 to 12.89) | 19.4 | 1577.2 | 12.28 (11.95 to 12.61) | 28.8 | 2345.6 | 12.27 (11.93 to 12.61) |
| Total | 88.5 | 53194.4 | 1.66 (1.63 to 1.70) | 112.7 | 53649.8 | 2.10 (2.06 to 2.14) | 201.2 | 106844.2 | 1.88 (1.85 to 1.92) |
The number of analysed person-years by combination of age group and sex, associated numbers of ADR-related episodes and corresponding incidence rates, is displayed.
ADR, adverse drug reaction; IR, incidence rate.