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Table 3 Regression analysis associated with asthma and rurality from 2010 to 11 to 2014–15

From: Asthma hospitalisation trends from 2010 to 2015: variation among rural and metropolitan Australians

Predictors

OR(adj)

95% CI

p-value

OR(adj)

95% CI

p-value

 

Aged 0–14

Aged 15–85+

 

Metropolitan

Metropolitan

Smokers (percentage)

0.947

0.831–1.080

.405

1.035

1.016–1.052

.001*

Sex (male)

4.297

2.054–8.998

.001*

1.045

1.151–1.054

.360

GP ratio (per 1000)

0.720

0.092–5.618

.742

0.808

0.567–1.153

.224

ABTSI

0.159

0.003–9.079

.353

0.640

0.318–1.287

.197

Private insurance

0.002

0.000–1.848

.072

1.035

0.315–3.397

.953

SEIFA

2.328

0.569–9.516

.224

1.057

0.829–1.347

.642

IRSD

0.710

0.283–1.786

.447

1.026

0.875–1.203

.738

IER

0.641

0.405–1.014

.057

0.977

0.903–1.058

.549

IEO

0.731

0.336–1.590

.410

0.887

0.776–1.014

.077

ARIA+

0.926

0.076–11.314

.950

0.955

0.620–1.473

.827

ASGC

0.523

0.086–3.161

.460

0.940

0.689–1.283

.683

Population density Km2

1.000

0.999–1.001

.896

1.000

1.000–1.000

.954

 

Rural

Rural

Smokers (percentage)

1.023

0.911–1.080

.691

1.006

0.974–1.039

.700

Sex (male)

0.446

0.277–1.395

.001*

1.068

0.938–1.217

.313

GP ratio (per 1000)

1.326

0.322–5.618

.688

1.234

0.807–1.885

.321

ABTSI (percentage)

1.275

0.698–9.079

.418

1.025

0.856–1.228

.780

Private insurance

0.613

0.004–1.848

.844

2.046

0.454–9.207

.341

SEIFA

0.567

0.146–9.516

.401

1.042

0.694–1.564

.840

IRSD

0.931

0.231–1.786

.918

1.012

0.667–1.536

.953

IER

1.697

0.784–2.014

.173

0.915

0.726–1.153

.441

IEO

1.146

0.706–1.590

.572

1.020

0.882–1.179

.785

ARIA+

1.502

0.523–11.314

.439

1.303

0.950–1.788

.097

ASGC

0.276

0.039–3.161

.190

0.551

0.307–1.010

.046

Population density Km2

1.014

1.001–1.027

.008

1.000

0.997–1.003

.998

  1. *p ≤ 0.001