Table 1 Factors associated with risk of prehospital EMS attendance for a diabetic emergency: Unadjusted models.

From: Geographical variation of diabetic emergencies attended by prehospital Emergency Medical Services is associated with measures of ethnicity and socioeconomic status

Area-level factor

SIR

95% CrI

DIC

Ethnicity (percentage of oversea-born residents)

747.9

1 (low proportion overseas-born residents)

Reference

2

1.31

[0.97, 1.75]

3

1.5

[1.11, 2.05]*

4

1.76

[1.25, 2.48]*

5 (high proportion overseas-born residents)

2.02

[1.42, 2.87]*

Access to motor vehicle

1 (most access to motor vehicle)

Reference

753.0

2

1.13

[0.87, 1.47]

3

1.14

[0.87, 1.48]

4

1.55

[1.18, 2.01]*

5 (least access to motor vehicle)

1.55

[1.17, 2.06]*

IEO (education and occupation)

1 (least education)

Reference

754.0

2

0.85

[0.64, 1.11]

3

0.83

[0.64, 1.08]

4

0.61

[0.47, 0.81]*

5 (most education)

0.6

[0.43, 0.85]*

IRSD (socioeconomic disadvantage)

1 (most disadvantage)

Reference

754.8

2

0.76

0.58, 1.00]

3

0.79

[0.60, 1.05]

4

0.72

[0.54, 0.98]*

5 (least disadvantage)

0.61

[0.43, 0.86]*

IRSAD (socioeconomic advantage & disadvantage)

755.0

1 (most disadvantage)

Reference

2

0.8

[0.60, 1.06]

3

0.76

[0.57, 1.00]

4

0.64

[0.47, 0.88]*

5 (most advantage)

0.6

[0.42, 0.84]*

IER (economic resource)

755.1

1 (least wealth)

Reference

2

0.84

[0.64, 1.10]

3

0.73

[0.55, 0.96]*

4

0.76

[0.58, 0.99]*

5 (most wealth)

0.57

[0.43, 0.75]*

ARIA (remoteness)

758.2

1 (major city)

Reference

2

0.91

[0.67, 1.22]

3

0.69

[0.49, 0.95]*

4

0.63

[0.44, 0.90]*

5

0.86

[0.55, 1.39]

6 (remote)

0.66

[0.39, 1.12]

Population density (residents per km 2 )

1 (low density)

Reference

743.1

2

0.86

[0.65, 1.16]

3

1.03

[0.75, 1.41]

4

1.4

[0.98, 2.00]

5 (high density)

1.33

[0.90, 1.98]

Prevalence of diabetes (percentage residents with diabetes)

754.8

Q1 (low prevalence)

Reference

Q2

0.84

[0.60, 1.16]

Q3

0.99

[0.74, 1.32]

Q4

1.07

[0.78, 1.47]

5 (high prevalence)

1.14

[0.83, 1.57]

  1. *Indicates statistical significance (i.e. 95% CrI does not cross 0).