Table 2.
Comparison of the proportion of children from corresponding ethnic groups hospitalised for an infectious disease (ID) using different methodologies of ascribing child ethnicity
| Percentage (95% CI) hospitalised for an ID by methodology of ascribing ethnicity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic group method comparison | Self-prioritised | Total response | Single-combined | Risk difference | P-value |
| Self-prioritised vs. total response | |||||
| SP European/other vs. TR European/other | 20.3 (19.0–21.7) | 22.8 (21.5–24) | −2.5 (−4.3 to −0.6) | 0.01 | |
| SP Māori vs. TR Māori | 33.6 (30.4–36.7) | 30.8 (28.3–33.2) | 2.8 (−1.2 to 6.8) | 0.16 | |
| SP Pacific vs. TR Pacific | 42.7 (39.3–46.2) | 39.8 (36.9–42.6) | 3.0 (−1.5 to 7.5) | 0.19 | |
| SP Asian vs. TR Asian | 24.1 (20.9–27.3) | 25.0 (22.1–28.0) | −0.9 (−5.3 to 3.4) | 0.68 | |
| Self-prioritised vs. single-combined | |||||
| SP European/other vs. SC European/other only | 20.3 (19.0–21.7) | 20.1 (18.6–21.6) | −0.3 (−2.3 to 1.8) | 0.79 | |
| SP European/other vs. SC European + Asian | 20.3 (19.0–21.7) | 20.4 (14.9–25.8) | 0.1 (−5.6 to 5.7) | 0.99 | |
| SP Māori vs. SC Māori only | 33.6 (30.4–36.7) | 40.8 (33.1–48.5) | 7.2 (−1.1 to 15.5) | 0.08 | |
| SP Māori vs. SC Māori + non-Pacific | 33.6 (30.4–36.7) | 25.4 (22.5–28.3) | −8.1 (−12.4 to −3.9) | 0.0002 | |
| SP Māori vs. SC Māori + Pacific ± others | 33.6 (30.4–36.7) | 39.4 (34.3–44.5) | 5.8 (−0.2 to 11.8) | 0.05 | |
| SP Pacific vs. SC Pacific only | 42.7 (39.3–46.2) | 45.4 (40.9–49.9) | 2.7 (−3.0 to 8.3) | 0.36 | |
| SP Pacific vs. SC Pacific + non-Māori | 42.7 (39.3–46.2) | 30.9 (25.6–36.2) | −11.8 (−18.2 to −5.5) | 0.0005 | |
| SP Pacific vs. SC Māori + Pacific ± others | 42.7 (39.3–46.2) | 39.4 (34.3–44.5) | −3.4 (−9.5 to 2.8) | 0.29 | |
| SP Asian vs. SC Asian only | 24.1 (20.9–27.3) | 25.9 (22.1–29.7) | 1.8 (−3.1 to 6.8) | 0.47 | |
| SP Asian vs. SC European + Asian | 24.1 (20.9–27.3) | 20.4 (14.9–25.8) | −3.7 (−10 to 2.6) | 0.26 | |
| Total response vs. single-combined | |||||
| TR European/other vs. SC European/other only | 22.8 (21.5–24) | 20.1 (18.6–21.6) | −2.7 (−4.7 to −0.8) | 0.007 | |
| TR European/other vs. SC European + Asian | 22.8 (21.5–24) | 20.4 (14.9–25.8) | −2.4 (−8.0 to 3.2) | 0.41 | |
| TR Māori vs. SC Māori only | 30.8 (28.3–33.2) | 40.8 (33.1–48.5) | 10.0 (2.0–18.1) | 0.01 | |
| TR Māori vs. SC Māori + non-Pacific | 30.8 (28.3–33.2) | 25.4 (22.5–28.3) | −5.3 (−9.1 to −1.5) | 0.007 | |
| TR Māori vs. SC Māori + Pacific ± others | 30.8 (28.3–33.2) | 39.4 (34.3–44.5) | 8.6 (3.0–14.3) | 0.002 | |
| TR Pacific vs. SC Pacific only | 39.8 (36.9–42.6) | 45.4 (40.9–49.9) | 5.6 (0.3–10.9) | 0.04 | |
| TR Pacific vs. SC Pacific + non-Māori | 39.8 (36.9–42.6) | 30.9 (25.6–36.2) | −8.9 (−14.9 to −2.8) | 0.006 | |
| TR Pacific vs. SC Māori + Pacific ± others | 39.8 (36.9–42.6) | 39.4 (34.3–44.5) | −0.4 (−6.2 to 5.5) | 0.9 | |
| TR Asian vs. SC Asian only | 25.0 (22.1–28.0) | 25.9 (22.1–29.7) | 0.9 (−3.9 to 5.7) | 0.71 | |
| TR Asian vs. SC European + Asian | 25.0 (22.1–28.0) | 20.4 (14.9–25.8) | −4.7 (−10.8 to 1.5) | 0.16 | |
SP, self-prioritised ethnicity; TR, total response ethnicity; SC, single-combined ethnicity.