Table 3

 Number of hospital admissions for cirrhosis of the liver, number of deaths, percentage case fatality rates (CFRs), and standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) at 30 days and at 30–364 days after hospital admission, 1968–98, according to age group, sex, and time period

No of hospital admissions30 day follow up30–364 day follow up
Case fatality (%)Standardised mortalityCase fatality (%)Standardised mortality
No of deathsCFR(95% CI)SMR(95% CI)No of deathsCFR(95% CI)SMR(95% CI)
*Mortality rates (CFRs and SMRs) are adjusted for age group and sex.
†Mortality rates (CFRs and SMRs) are adjusted for age group.
95% CI, 95% confidence interval.
All admissions8192130415.9(15.1, 16.8)92.5(87.6, 97.6)145217.7(16.8, 18.6)12.7(12.1, 13.4)
Time period*
    1968–734658817.4(13.6, 21.3)77.2(61.9, 94.2)8216.7(13.0, 20.4)9.5(7.6, 11.7)
    1974–7893516717.6(14.9, 20.3)91.7(78.3, 106)16617.0(14.3, 19.6)12.6(10.8, 14.6)
    1979–83154623815.3(13.3, 17.2)80.4(70.5, 90.9)27317.4(15.3, 19.5)11.2(9.9, 12.5)
    1984–88143220014.0(12.0, 16.0)81.9(70.8, 93.7)22215.4(13.3, 17.4)11.3(9.9, 12.9)
    1989–93166029417.4(15.4, 19.4)104(92.3, 116)28516.9(14.9, 18.9)12.5(11.1, 14.0)
    1994–98215431715.2(13.5, 16.9)112(100, 124)42420.1(18.2, 22.1)17.4(15.8, 19.1)
Sex†
    Men451172716.1(14.9, 17.3)86.2(80.0, 92.6)85519.0(17.7, 20.3)12.7(11.9, 13.6)
    Women367957715.7(14.4, 17.0)102(93.8, 110)59716.2(14.9, 17.5)12.8(11.8, 13.8)
Age group (y)*
    15–35504214.2(2.4, 5.9)773(478, 1139)316.2(4.0, 8.3)108(73.0, 149)
    35–441073878.1(6.4, 9.8)722(578, 882)968.9(7.2, 10.7)79.3(64.2, 95.9)
    45–54165822013.3(11.5, 15.0)422(368, 479)21312.8(11.1, 14.6)43.0(37.5, 49.0)
    55–64222933114.9(13.3, 16.5)165(148, 183)37416.8(15.1, 18.5)19.9(18.0, 22.0)
    65–74175934319.5(17.4, 21.6)80.5(72.2, 89.3)45525.9(23.5, 28.2)12.2(11.1, 13.4)
    75+95129931.4(27.9, 35.0)42.0(37.4, 46.9)28029.4(26.0, 32.9)5.4(4.8, 6.1)