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Table 3 Number of contacts, person-years per 1000 and incidence rates (95% confidence interval) for each exposure group

From: Parental mental health conditions and use of healthcare services in children the first year of life– a register-based, nationwide study

  Number of contacts Person-years per 1000 Incidence rate (95% CI)   
GP contacts daytime
  Mother         
 Mental health condition No mental health condition Minor Moderate-severe No mental health condition Minor Moderate-severe No mental health condition Minor Moderate-severe
Father No mental health condition 670,155 85,229 57,631 697 87 59 961.76 (959.46–964.06) 974.34 (967.82–980.90) 975.54 (967.61–983.54)
 Minor 45,543 15,647 9156 47 16 9 966.41 (957.57–975.33) 975.62 (960.45–991.03) 975.39 (955.62–995.58)
 Moderate-severe 28,814 7353 10,877 30 8 11 966.75 (955.65–977.98) 976.75 (954.68–999.34) 974.82 (956.67–993.31)
Out-of-hour contacts
 No mental health condition 315,265 43,565 33,091 697 87 59 452.44 (450.87–454.03) 498.03 (493.38–502.73) 560.14 (554.14–566.21)
 Minor 22,116 8092 5353 47 16 9 469.30 (463.15–475.52) 504.55 (493.68–515.67) 570.26 (555.18–585.74)
 Moderate-severe 15,203 4055 6516 30 8 11 510.08 (502.04–518.26) 538.66 (522.33–555.49) 583.98 (569.97–598.33)
ER contacts
 No mental health condition 53,011 7831 6664 697 87 59 76.08 (75.43–76.73) 89.52 (87.56–91.53) 112.80 (110.13–115.54)
 Minor 4111 1503 1071 47 16 9 87.23 (84.61–89.94) 93.71 (89.09–98.57) 114.09 (107.46–121.14)
 Moderate-severe 3230 876 1406 30 8 11 108.37 (104.70–112.17) 116.37 (108.91–124.33) 126.01 (119.59–132.77)
Inpatient contacts
 No mental health condition 211,962 32,193 24,404 697 87 59 304.19 (302.90–305.49) 368.03 (364.03–372.07) 413.09 (407.94–418.31)
 Minor 15,716 6194 4237 47 16 9 333.49 (328.32–338.74) 386.21 (376.71–395.95) 451.37 (437.98–465.17)
 Moderate-severe 10,595 3021 5116 30 8 11 355.48 (348.77–362.31) 401.30 (387.24–415.87) 458.51 (446.11–471.24)
Outpatient contacts
 No mental health condition 151,273 24,191 17,425 697 87 59 217.10 (216.00–218.19) 276.55 (273.09–280.06) 294.96 (290.61–299.37)
Minor 11,927 4633 3146 47 16 9 253.09 (248.59–257.67) 288.88 (280.68–297.32) 335.14 (323.64–347.06)
 Moderate-severe 7494 2243 3753 30 8 11 251.43 (245.81–257.19) 297.95 (285.88–310.54) 336.35 (325.76–347.29)
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