ORs with 95% CIs of avoidable hospitalisation per area income quintile controlling for different covariates
| Quintile 1 | Quintile 2 | Quintile 3 | Quintile 4 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | Quintile 5 | |
| All ages | |||||||||
| Crude | 1.29 | (1.25 to 1.33) | 1.22 | (1.18 to 1.25) | 1.18 | (1.14 to 1.22) | 1.10 | (1.06 to 1.13) | 1 |
| Final | 1.05 | (1.01 to 1.08) | 1.04 | (1.01 to 1.08) | 1.05 | (1.02 to 1.09) | 1.01 | (0.98 to 1.05) | 1 |
| 18–64 | |||||||||
| Crude | 1.52 | (1.44 to 1.60) | 1.36 | (1.29 to 1.43) | 1.27 | (1.21 to 1.34) | 1.13 | (1.07 to 1.20) | 1 |
| Final | 1.12 | (1.06 to 1.19) | 1.09 | (1.04 to 1.15) | 1.10 | (1.04 to 1.16) | 1.02 | (0.97 to 1.08) | 1 |
| 65–79 | |||||||||
| Crude | 1.28 | (1.21 to 1.36) | 1.23 | (1.16 to 1.31) | 1.20 | (1.13 to 1.27) | 1.16 | (1.10 to 1.24) | 1 |
| Final | 1.06 | (1.00 to 1.13) | 1.07 | (1.01 to 1.13) | 1.07 | (1.01 to 1.30) | 1.07 | (1.01 to 1.14) | 1 |
| 80+ | |||||||||
| Crude | 1.02 | (0.95 to 1.08) | 1.04 | (0.98 to 1.11) | 1.06 | (0.99 to 1.12) | 1.01 | (0.96 to 1.08) | 1 |
| Final | 0.94 | (0.88 to 1.00) | 0.97 | (0.92 to 1.03) | 0.99 | (0.93 to 1.05) | 0.97 | (0.91 to 1.03) | 1 |
Highest area income quintile (Q5) is the reference category.
Crude model, adjusted for age and sex; final model, adjusted for all covariates (age, marital status, country of birth, income, education, gainful employment, sickness benefit, social assistance; sickness benefit and gainful employment not included for 65+).