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Table 4 Comparison of regression model results: hazard ratios for the risk of alcohol-related hospital admission for each socioeconomic measure

From: Drinking beer, wine or spirits – does it matter for inequalities in alcohol-related hospital admission? A record-linked longitudinal study in Wales

 

Events

Person-years

Basic model

Adjusted model

 

HR (95% CI; p-value)

HR (95% CI; p-value)

i) Area deprivation (Model A/B)

 Less deprived 60% (ref)

148

39,801.1

1

1

 Most deprived 40%

131

23,837.7

1.75 (1.23–2.48; 0.002)

1.48 (1.01–2.17; 0.043)

ii) Social class (NSSEC)

 Professional and managerial (ref)

80

25,623.1

1

1

 Intermediate

39

11,277.2

1.52 (0.86–2.7; 0.152)

1.3 (0.67–2.52; 0.436)

 Routine and manual

146

25,297.1

2.03 (1.3–3.15; 0.002)

1.81 (1.09–3; 0.022)

 Never worked/long-term unempl.

14

1441.5

5.65 (2.49–12.82; <  0.001)

4.04 (1.55–10.51; 0.004)

iii) Employment

 Employed (ref)

36

30,724.8

1

1

 Not employed

243

32,914.1

3.87 (2.24–6.69; <  0.001)

3.38 (1.97–5.65; <  0.001)

iv) Housing Tenure

 Home owner (ref)

127

47,376.9

1

1

 Private rental

15

7104.5

1.13 (0.56–2.27; 0.729)

1 (0.49–2.07; 0.992)

 Social rental

137

9154.4

3.97 (2.73–5.77; <  0.001)

2.89 (1.9–4.42; <  0.001)

v) Highest qualification

 Degree (ref)

66

11,254.9

1

1

 Other

117

39,486.6

1.25 (0.72–2.15; 0.428)

1.03 (0.57–1.84; 0.926)

 None

96

12,897.4

2.38 (1.32–4.31; 0.004)

1.78 (0.93–3.4; 0.083)

  1. HR: hazard ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; N = 11,038