Table 3.
Standardized hospital admission ratios (SHR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) by patient characteristics.
| Characteristic | Admissionsa within 30 days |
Admissionsa within 120 days |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHR | 95% CI |
SHR | 95% CI |
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| LCL | UCL | LCL | UCL | |||
| All patients combined | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Age group (years) | ||||||
| <50 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 4.2 |
| 50–59 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 60–69 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 70–79 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| ≥80 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| SIMD fifth | ||||||
| 1 – Most deprived | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| 5 – Least deprived | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| Prior co-morbidity (Charlson score) | ||||||
| 0 conditions | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 1–2 conditions | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| ≥3 conditions | 0.0 | NA | NA | 5.1 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| Prior co-morbidity (bed days)b | ||||||
| 0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 1–10 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| ≥11 | 0.0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | NA | NA |
| Diagnosed with prostate cancerc | ||||||
| Yes | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| No | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
LCL, lower confidence limit; UCL, upper confidence limit; NA, not applicable.
SIMD, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.
a
Continuous inpatient stays.
b
Number of inpatient bed days in the five years (excluding the most recent six months) before prostate biopsy.
c
Within 120 days, before or after prostate biopsy date.