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. 2020 Mar 14;48(3):403–410. doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01408-5

Table 3.

Risk of RTI-related hospitalisation following an RTI-related GP consultation within 28 days in children with DS and controls

Classification Children with DS Controls Children with DS vs Controls
# of consultations # of hospitalisations Risk [95% CI] # of consultations # of hospitalisations Risk [95% CI] Risk ratio [95% CI] p value
All 4685 97 0.021 [0.017–0.025] 11,877 78 0.007 [0.005–0.008] 3.153 [2.345–4.239]  < 0.0001
URTI 2769 42 0.015 [0.011–0.021] 7915 43 0.005 [0.004–0.007] 2.792 [1.829–4.262]  < 0.0001
LRTI 621 15 0.024 [0.014–0.040] 838 7 0.008 [0.003–0.017] 2.892 [1.186–7.050] 0.0168
Unclassified RTI 1295 40 0.031 [0.022–0.042] 3124 28 0.009 [0.006–0.013] 3.446 [2.135–5.561]  < 0.0001