Table 3.
Postinjury CVD hospitalisations: adjusted incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and 95% CIs injured versus uninjured adults
| Characteristics | IRR | Lower CI | Upper CI |
| Injury (yes vs no) | 1.19 | 1.14 | 1.26 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 1.00 | – | – |
| Female | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.73 |
| Age | |||
| 45–49 | 1.00 | – | – |
| 50–54 | 1.13 | 0.85 | 1.51 |
| 55–59 | 1.32 | 1.00 | 1.75 |
| 60–64 | 1.86 | 1.42 | 2.45 |
| 65–69 | 2.30 | 1.75 | 3.04 |
| 70–74 | 2.91 | 2.22 | 3.82 |
| 75–79 | 3.64 | 2.77 | 4.79 |
| 80–84 | 4.63 | 3.54 | 6.08 |
| 85+ | 5.39 | 4.10 | 7.07 |
| Remoteness level | |||
| Major city | 1.00 | – | – |
| Inner regional | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.98 |
| Outer regional | 0.88 | 0.82 | 0.95 |
| Remote | 1.19 | 0.97 | 1.46 |
| Very remote | 0.80 | 0.44 | 1.42 |
| Health status | |||
| Hospitalisation for cardiovascular disease in previous 5 years | 1.66 | 1.55 | 1.78 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥1 | 1.37 | 1.28 | 1.46 |
| CVD medication prior 4 months to study start (ATC code) | |||
| Blood thinners (B01) | 1.19 | 1.11 | 1.28 |
| Cardiac therapy (C01) | 1.41 | 1.31 | 1.51 |
| Antihypertensives (C02) | 1.28 | 1.11 | 1.49 |
| Diuretics (C03) | 1.45 | 1.35 | 1.56 |
| Beta blockers (C07) | 1.23 | 1.15 | 1.31 |
| Calcium channel blockers (C08) | 1.10 | 1.03 | 1.17 |
| Renin–angiotensin (C09) | 1.03 | 0.97 | 1.08 |
| Lipid-modifying agents (C10) | 0.89 | 0.84 | 0.95 |
| No GP visits in previous year | |||
| 0–3 | 1.00 | ||
| 4–6 | 1.05 | 0.97 | 1.13 |
| 7–10 | 1.14 | 1.06 | 1.23 |
| 11–16 | 1.22 | 1.13 | 1.32 |
| 17+ | 1.38 | 1.26 | 1.51 |
| Self-report information | |||
| Physical activity | |||
| Minimal | 1.00 | – | – |
| Moderate | 0.92 | 0.87 | 0.97 |
| Vigorous | 0.91 | 0.85 | 0.97 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | |||
| <18.5 | 1.00 | – | – |
| 18.5–25 | 0.90 | 0.83 | 0.97 |
| 25–30 | 0.95 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| 30–35 | 1.05 | 0.96 | 1.15 |
| 35–40 | 1.09 | 0.97 | 1.24 |
| 40+ | 1.29 | 1.05 | 1.57 |
| Smoking | |||
| Never smoked | 1.00 | – | – |
| Previously smoked | 1.10 | 1.05 | 1.16 |
| Currently smoke | 1.35 | 1.24 | 1.48 |
| Diagnosis—told by doctor | |||
| Diabetes | 1.12 | 1.04 | 1.19 |
| High blood pressure | 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.23 |
| Blood clot | 1.13 | 1.05 | 1.23 |
| Heart condition | 1.53 | 1.45 | 1.62 |
| Family history | |||
| High blood pressure | 0.92 | 0.87 | 0.96 |
| Stroke | 1.05 | 0.99 | 1.11 |
| Heart disease | 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.22 |
BMI, body mas index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; GP, general pratictioner.