(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 |