Table 5 Relative risk of hospital admission codified as DSH, undetermined intent or accidents in cancer patients compared to the matched general Scottish population after adjusting for age, sex and calendar year +/− deprivation category

From: Hospital admissions and deaths relating to deliberate self-harm and accidents within 5 years of a cancer diagnosis: a national study in Scotland, UK

Hospital admissions

Observed

Expected

Relative risk

Lower 95% CI

Upper 95% CI

Adjusted for year, age, sex

 Deliberate self-harm and Undetermined intent

794

804.5

0.99

0.92

1.06

 Accidental poisoning

356

276.4

1.29

1.16

1.43

 All accidents excluding accidental poisoning

21 592

14 622.2

1.48

1.46

1.50

Adjusted for year, age, sex, deprivation

 Deliberate self-harm and undetermined intent

794

761.3

1.04

0.97

1.12

 Accidental poisoning

356

268.7

1.32

1.19

1.47

 All accidents excluding accidental poisoning

21 592

13 946.2

1.55

1.53

1.57

  1. Note: Owing to the inclusion of both primary and secondary field information in the hospital admission data, a single event resulting in admission may appear within >1 subcategory of harm.
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