Table 1.
Age- and gender-standardised admission ratios (SARs) for hospitalisations in 2009–2010 in people with serious mental illness (N of all admissions = 8622), compared with the source population
| Primary cause of admission (ICD-10 codes) | Number of hospitalisations in the SMI cohort | SAR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Genitourinary system: urinary conditions (N00-N39) | 1886 | 1.60 (1.53–1.67) |
| Digestive system (K00-K93) | 974 | 1.51 (1.41–1.60) |
| Symptoms, signs, and findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) | 898 | 1.91 (1.79–2.04) |
| Neoplasms (C00-D48) | 632 | 0.66 (0.61–0.71) |
| Respiratory system (J00-J99) | 511 | 2.57 (2.35–2.80) |
| Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99) | 453 | 1.72 (1.57–1.89) |
| Circulatory system (I00-I99) | 444 | 1.08 (0.98–1.18) |
| Poisoning and other external causes (T15-T98) | 368 | 5.03 (4.53–5.57) |
| Injury (S00-T14) | 352 | 2.52 (2.27–2.80) |
| Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99) | 299 | 30.3 (27.0–34.0) |
| Musculoskeletal system (M00-M99) | 280 | 0.77 (0.69–0.87) |
| Endocrine and metabolic diseases (E00-E90) | 277 | 3.07 (2.72–3.45) |
| Pregnancy related (O00-O99) | 256 | 0.84 (0.74–0.95) |
| Blood disorders (D50-D89) | 236 | 2.13 (1.87–2.42) |
| Nervous system (G00-G99) | 176 | 1.94 (1.66–2.25) |
| Genitourinary system: pelvis, genitals, and breasts (N40-N99) | 165 | 0.98 (0.83–1.14) |
| Eye conditions (H00-H59) | 162 | 0.61 (0.52–0.72) |
| Skin conditions (L00-L99) | 159 | 1.54 (1.31–1.80) |
| Infectious diseases (A00-B99) | 78 | 2.06 (1.63–2.58) |
| Ear conditions (H60-H95) | 10 | 0.77 (0.37–1.42) |
| Congenital abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | 6 | 0.67 (0.25–1.46) |