Table 6 |
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Cox's proportional hazard regression model for multiple risk factors (alcohol consumption, high psychological distress, and current smoking) and emergency department presentations in NSW, 2002–2004 |
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Emergency Department Presentation Prevalence Rate Ratioa(95% CI) |
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Males |
16–29 years |
30–59 years |
60+ years |
Total Males |
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High risk alcohol/current smoker/high psych distress |
2.62† (1.45, 4.73) |
1.69 (0.98, 2.94) |
0.09 (0.01, 1.52) |
1.95† (1.40, 2.72) |
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High risk alcohol/high psych distress |
1.94* (1.01, 3.75) |
1.10 (0.68, 1.78) |
0.82 (0.28, 2.38) |
1.48* (1.02, 2.15) |
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High risk alcohol/current smoker |
3.20 (0.67, 15.16) |
1.60 (0.40, 6.41) |
0 (0.00, 0.01) |
2.25 (0.52, 9.71) |
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High psych distress/current smoker |
3.28* (1.09, 9.85) |
2.95† (2.11, 4.10) |
0.54 (0.11, 2.67) |
2.65† (1.98, 3.56) |
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None of these |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Females |
16–29 years |
30–59 years |
60+ years |
Total Females |
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High risk alcohol/current smoker/high psych distress |
2.19 (0.59, 8.15) |
3.44† (1.84, 6.43) |
1.00 (1.00, 1.00) |
2.67* (1.35, 5.30) |
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High risk alcohol/high psych distress |
2.26† (1.56, 3.28) |
1.31* (1.05, 1.64) |
0.99 (0.07, 13.48) |
1.78† (1.34, 2.37) |
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High risk alcohol/current smoker |
3.37* (1.27, 8.93) |
2.59 (0.78, 8.64) |
10.77† (4.42, 26.22) |
3.21† (1.82, 5.67) |
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High psych distress/current smoker |
1.66 (0.84, 3.25) |
1.79* (1.19, 2.69) |
2.58 (0.92, 7.26) |
1.82† (1.50, 2.22) |
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None of these |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Persons |
16–29 years |
30–59 years |
60+ years |
Total Persons |
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High risk alcohol/current smoker/high psych distress |
2.38* (1.19, 4.76) |
2.33† (1.54, 3.55) |
0.10 (0.01, 1.70) |
2.28† (1.57, 3.33) |
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High risk alcohol/high psych distress |
2.09† (1.36, 3.21) |
1.20 (0.90, 1.59) |
0.94 (0.34, 2.58) |
2.68† (1.35, 5.30) |
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High risk alcohol/current smoker |
3.13† (1.45, 6.76) |
2.07 (0.97, 4.42) |
2.57 (0.43, 15.31) |
1.63* (1.26, 2.10) |
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High psych distress/current smoker |
2.32* (1.29, 4.17) |
2.26† (1.65, 3.11) |
1.60 (0.69, 3.73) |
2.17† (2.00, 2.36) |
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None of these |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Source: New South Wales Population Health Survey, Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health. a Controlling for household income and marital status. † P < 0.01. * P < 0.05. |
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Indig et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:46 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-46 |
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