(B) Admissions	5–44 years				45–74 years				75 years and over
IMD	N admissions	IRR	95% CI		N admissions	IRR	95% CI		N admissions	IRR	95% CI
Least deprived 1	40 428	1.00	Reference		18 309	1.00	Reference		7201	1.00	Reference
2	47 402	1.22	1.20	1.23	23 433	1.17	1.15	1.19	8745	1.09	1.06	1.13
3	59 025	1.64	1.62	1.66	27 775	1.23	1.21	1.25	10 044	1.13	1.10	1.17
4	79 155	2.28	2.25	2.31	35 044	1.47	1.45	1.50	10 991	1.23	1.20	1.27
5	1 13 570	3.34	3.30	3.38	49 385	2.01	1.98	2.05	12 370	1.43	1.39	1.47
Linear trend for IMD		1.37	1.37	1.37		1.19	1.19	1.20		1.09	1.08	1.10
(P value)		<0.001				<0.001				<0.001