Table 2.
Mean number of separations, total LOS and hospital cost associated with chronic PPH in South Australian public hospitals, 2005–2006 to 2010–2011
| Number of chronic PPH | LOS for chronic PPH | Costs of chronic PPH | ||||||||||
| Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | |||||||
| Mean | 95% CIs | Mean | 95% CIs | Mean | 95% CIs | Mean | 95% CIs | Mean | 95% CIs | Mean | 95% CIs | |
| Chronic PPH | 2.6 | 2.4 to 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 to 1.9 | 11.7 | 10.6 to 12.7 | 9.0 | 8.9 to 9.2 | $17 928 | $16 367 to $19 490 | $11 515 | $11 344 to $11 686 |
| Conditions | ||||||||||||
| Diabetes complications | 2.4 | 2.1 to 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 to 1.9 | 13.3 | 11.7 to 15.0 | 10.0 | 9.7 to 10.3 | $20 665 | $18 253 to $23 077 | $14 601 | $14 172 to $15 031 |
| Other than diabetes | 2.4 | 2.2 to 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 to 1.9 | 9.2 | 8.1 to 10.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 to 8.4 | $14 074 | $12 416 to $15 733 | $10 083 | $9916 to $10 250 |
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male | 2.7 | 2.5 to 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 to 2.0 | 12.2 | 10.7 to 13.7 | 9.1 | 8.9 to 9.3 | $18 895 | $16 794 to $20 997 | $11 993 | $11 749 to $12 237 |
| Female | 2.5 | 2.3 to 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 to 1.9 | 11.2 | 9.7 to 12.7 | 9.0 | 8.7 to 9.2 | $17 121 | $14 856 to $19 386 | $11 009 | $10 769 to $11 249 |
| Age | ||||||||||||
| 0–4 | 1.5 | 1.3 to 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 to 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 to 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 to 2.6 | $5000 | $3743 to $6256 | $4178 | $4041 to $4315 |
| 5–14 | 2.1 | 1.7 to 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 to 1.9 | 4.6 | 3.3 to 6.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 to 3.9 | $6700 | $5232 to $8168 | $5775 | $5499 to $6051 |
| 15–24 | 1.9 | 1.2 to 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 to 2.2 | 6.3 | 4.0 to 8.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 to 5.5 | $14 070 | $8113 to $20 028 | $8460 | $7524 to $9396 |
| 25–34 | 2.4 | 1.5 to 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 to 1.8 | 11.0 | 5.8 to 16.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 to 4.4 | $18 513 | $9779 to $27 247 | $6339 | $5767 to $6910 |
| 35–44 | 2.2 | 1.9 to 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 to 1.9 | 10.1 | 7.9 to 12.4 | 6.1 | 4.9 to 7.3 | $15 854 | $12 503 to $19 206 | $9220 | $7878 to $10 562 |
| 45–54 | 2.7 | 2.4 to 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 to 1.8 | 12.0 | 9.9 to 14.1 | 7.3 | 6.6 to 7.9 | $19 096 | $15 989 to $22 202 | $10 623 | $9809 to $11 438 |
| 55–64 | 3.2 | 2.6 to 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 to 2.0 | 14.9 | 12.0 to 17.8 | 8.9 | 8.4 to 9.3 | $24 023 | $19 306 to $28 740 | $12 291 | $11 696 to $12 886 |
| 65–74 | 3.4 | 2.8 to 4.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 to 2.1 | 18.6 | 14.1 to 23.0 | 10.5 | 10.1 to 10.9 | $25 820 | $20 512 to $31 128 | $13 940 | $13 440 to $14 441 |
| 75+ | 2.8 | 2.1 to 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 to 2.0 | 17.1 | 11.7 to 22.6 | 11.7 | 11.5 to 11.9 | $19 258 | $13 985 to $24 532 | $13 420 | $13 189 to $13 651 |
| Area disadvantage (2011 IRSD) | ||||||||||||
| Q1 least disadvantage | 2.4 | 1.4 to 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 to 1.8 | 7.1 | 3.3 to 10.8 | 7.9 | 7.5 to 8.3 | $12 481 | $4338 to $20 624 | $9908 | $9474 to $10 341 |
| Q2 | 2.5 | 2.0 to 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 to 1.9 | 10.1 | 7.0 to 13.2 | 8.8 | 8.4 to 9.2 | $15 995 | $10 932 to $21 058 | $11 176 | $10 728 to $11 625 |
| Q3 | 2.4 | 1.9 to 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 to 2.0 | 12.3 | 7.9 to 16.8 | 9.5 | 9.1 to 9.8 | $16 776 | $11 410 to $22 142 | $11 788 | $11 389 to $12 186 |
| Q4 | 2.5 | 2.2 to 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 to 1.9 | 10.7 | 9.0 to 12.5 | 8.9 | 8.6 to 9.1 | $17 228 | $14 710 to $19 746 | $11 372 | $11 053 to $11 691 |
| Q5 most disadvantage | 2.8 | 2.5 to 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 to 2.1 | 12.4 | 10.8 to 14.0 | 9.5 | 9.2 to 9.8 | $18 503 | $16 208 to $20 798 | $12 351 | $12 012 to $12 689 |
| Area remoteness (ARIA+) | ||||||||||||
| Major cities | 2.5 | 2.2 to 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 to 2.0 | 10.8 | 9.0 to 12.6 | 9.3 | 9.2 to 9.5 | $16 918 | $14 110 to $19 727 | $11 892 | $11 667 to $12 116 |
| Regional | 2.7 | 2.4 to 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 to 1.9 | 11.7 | 10.0 to 13.4 | 8.5 | 8.2 to 8.7 | $16 575 | $14 413 to $18 737 | $10 753 | $10 481 to $11 024 |
| Remote | 2.7 | 2.3 to 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 to 1.9 | 13.1 | 10.8 to 15.4 | 8.5 | 7.9 to 9.1 | $21 377 | $17 931 to $24 824 | $11 490 | $10 673 to $12 307 |
ARIA+, Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia; IRSD, Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage; LOS, length of stay; PPH, potentially preventable hospitalisations.