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