Table 2.
Age- and gender-standardised admission ratios (SARs) for people with serious mental illness excluding repeat hospitalisations (N of subjects with admissions = 5377)
| Primary cause of admission (ICD-10 codes) | Number of SMI subjects admitted (ratio of all admissions to unique admissions) | SARs (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Digestive system (K00-K93) | 780 (1.25) | 1.37 (1.28–1.47) |
| Symptoms, signs, and findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) | 752 (1.19) | 1.78 (1.65–1.91) |
| Respiratory system (J00-J99) | 409 (1.25) | 2.55 (2.30–2.80) |
| Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99) | 378 (1.20) | 1.73 (1.55–1.91) |
| Circulatory system (I00-I99) | 347 (1.28) | 1.06 (0.95–1.18) |
| Injury (S00-T14) | 331 (1.06) | 2.52 (2.26–2.81) |
| Mental and behavioural conditions (F00-F99) | 299 (1.00) | 30.3 (27.0–34.0) |
| Poisoning and other external causes (T15-T98) | 275 (1.34) | 4.59 (4.07–5.17) |
| Genitourinary system: urinary conditions (N00-N39) | 257 (7.34) | 1.67 (1.47–1.89) |
| Musculoskeletal system (M00-M99) | 237 (1.18) | 0.80 (0.70–0.91) |
| Pregnancy related (O00-O99) | 217 (1.18) | 0.80 (0.70–0.92) |
| Endocrine and metabolic diseases (E00-E90) | 205 (1.35) | 3.49 (3.02–4.00) |
| Neoplasms (C00-D48) | 202 (3.13) | 0.70 (0.60–0.80) |
| Genitourinary system: pelvis, genitals, and breasts (N40-N99) | 140 (1.18) | 0.92 (0.78–1.09) |
| Skin conditions (L00-L99) | 138 (1.15) | 1.53 (1.29–1.81) |
| Nervous system (G00-G99) | 126 (1.40) | 1.82 (1.51–2.16) |
| Eye conditions (H00-H59) | 120 (1.35) | 0.62 (0.52–0.74) |
| Blood disorders (D50-D89) | 83 (2.84) | 1.41 (1.12–1.74) |
| Infectious diseases (A00-B99) | 65 (1.20) | 1.91 (1.48–2.44) |
| Ear conditions (H60-H95) | 10 (1.00) | 0.82 (0.39–1.50) |
| Congenital abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | 6 (1.00) | 0.78 (0.29–1.70) |