From: Asthma hospitalisation trends from 2010 to 2015: variation among rural and metropolitan Australians
Factor | Number | Percentage | Incidence rate (persons per 1000 population) | 95% CI | Number | Percentage | Incidence rate (persons per 1000 population) | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 0–14 year olds | 15–85 + year olds | ||||||
Females | 9423 | 34.2 | 3.82 | 3.76–3.86 | 15,019 | 68.4 | 1.30 | 1.29–1.31 |
Metro residence | 21,780 | 79.1 | 5.81 | 5.76–5.85 | 13,096 | 75.4 | 1.14 | 1.13–1.15 |
Privately insured patients | 4999 | 18.2 | 0.98 | 0.98–0.99 | 5350 | 24.3 | 0.23 | 0.23–0.24 |
Emergency admissions | 27,136 | 98.6 | 5.34 | 5.34–5.35 | 18,086 | 82.3 | 0.79 | 0.79–0.80 |
ARIA+(quintiles) | ||||||||
 0 (≤ 0.1) | 6264 | 19.3 | 6.39 | 6.303–6.49 | 3875 | 20.5 | 0.83 | 0.81–0.85 |
 1 (0.1–0.6) | 5353 | 18.9 | 5.57 | 5.48–5.66 | 4113 | 20.6 | 0.87 | 0.86–0.89 |
 2 (0.7–1.3) | 6226 | 20.2 | 6.02 | 5.93–6.11 | 4877 | 18.8 | 1.14 | 1.12–1.16 |
 3 (1.4–2.0) | 4162 | 20.1 | 4.08 | 4.00–4.15 | 4937 | 20.0 | 1.09 | 1.07–1.11 |
 4 (2.1–5.0) | 3654 | 21.3 | 3.37 | 3.30–3.43 | 4208 | 19.9 | 0.93 | 0.91–0.95 |
Population density (quintiles) | ||||||||
 0 (≤ 2.77) | 4044 | 21.4 | 3.72 | 3.71–7.34 | 4676 | 19.9 | 1.03 | 1.03–1.04 |
 1 (2.78–8.15) | 6994 | 20.6 | 6.67 | 6.66–6.69 | 4539 | 20.7 | 0.96 | 0.96–0.97 |
 2 (8.16–126.57) | 6300 | 19.7 | 6.29 | 6.27–6.31 | 5032 | 18.9 | 1.17 | 1.17–1.18 |
 3 (126.58–1480.79) | 6384 | 19.1 | 6.55 | 6.54–6.57 | 4167 | 19.4 | 0.94 | 0.94–0.95 |
 4 (≥1480.80) | 5308 | 19.0 | 5.49 | 5.47–5.50 | 3617 | 20.7 | 0.77 | 0.76–0.77 |
IRSD (quintiles) | ||||||||
 0 (≥962.90) | 5783 | 18.2 | 6.24 | 6.14–6.34 | 5093 | 21.3 | 1.05 | 1.05–1.06 |
 1 (962.91–981.20) | 5638 | 19.8 | 5.58 | 5.49–5.67 | 4908 | 20.2 | 1.06 | 1.06–1.07 |
 2 (981.21–1001.80) | 5565 | 19.9 | 5.49 | 5.40–5.58 | 4603 | 20.8 | 0.97 | 0.97–0.98 |
 3 (1001.81–1055.20) | 5395 | 18.2 | 5.31 | 5.22–5.39 | 4258 | 19.0 | 0.98 | 0.98–0.99 |
 4 (≤1055.21) | 5147 | 21.8 | 4.64 | 4.56–4.72 | 3148 | 18.5 | 0.75 | 0.75–0.76 |
IEO (quintiles) | ||||||||
 0 (≥943) | 6021 | 18.8 | 6.30 | 6.20–6.39 | 4123 | 20.0 | 0.91 | 0.90–0.91 |
 1 (944–964) | 5655 | 20.4 | 5.44 | 5.35–5.53 | 4670 | 20.1 | 1.02 | 1.00–1.04 |
 2 (965–989) | 5847 | 21.1 | 5.44 | 5.36–5.53 | 4559 | 21.1 | 0.95 | 0.95–0.96 |
 3 (990–1049) | 5421 | 19.8 | 5.38 | 5.29–5.46 | 4801 | 20.5 | 1.03 | 1.03–1.04 |
 4 (≤1050) | 4584 | 19.6 | 4.59 | 4.51–4.67 | 3857 | 18.2 | 0.93 | 0.93–0.94 |
IER (quintiles) | ||||||||
 0 (≥963) | 6194 | 20.1 | 6.04 | 5.95–6.13 | 438 | 18.0 | 1.09 | 1.09–1.10 |
 1 (964–975) | 5267 | 20.3 | 5.10 | 5.02–5.18 | 5422 | 20.4 | 1.16 | 1.16–1.17 |
 2 (976–999) | 4975 | 19.6 | 4.99 | 4.90–5.07 | 4586 | 20.1 | 1.00 | 1.00–1.01 |
 3 (1000–1022) | 6112 | 20.0 | 6.09 | 6.00–6.18 | 4172 | 21.5 | 0.85 | 0.85–0.86 |
 4 (≤1023) | 4922 | 19.8 | 4.89 | 4.81–4.98 | 3392 | 19.8 | 0.75 | 0.75–0.76 |
GP/1000 population (quintiles) | ||||||||
 0 (≤8.77) | 6498 | 19.7 | 6.49 | 6.40–6.59 | 4119 | 17.5 | 1.05 | 1.03–1.07 |
 1 (8.78–10.00) | 5245 | 19.9 | 5.17 | 5.08–5.25 | 5169 | 20.8 | 0.84 | 0.70–0.98 |
 2 (10.10–10.90) | 5585 | 20.2 | 5.44 | 5.35–5.53 | 4370 | 20.9 | 0.92 | 0.90–0.94 |
 3 (10.91–12.40) | 5116 | 19.9 | 5.06 | 4.98–5.15 | 4479 | 19.9 | 0.68 | 0.65–0.71 |
 4 (≥12.41) | 5084 | 20.1 | 4.96 | 4.88–5.04 | 3873 | 20.9 | 0.79 | 0.75–0.83 |