Table 3

Crude hospitalization rates per 100 000 population (95% CIs)

Quintiles of deprivation (IMD 2007)1=Least deprived2345=Most deprivedTotal population at risk (million person-years)
Age (years)
 <305.13 (4.94 to 5.32)6.48 (6.27 to 6.69)8.64 (8.41 to 8.89)13.16 (12.86 to 13.46)22.99 (22.59 to 23.40)63
 30–448.13 (7.90 to 8.37)10.33 (10.07 to 10.60)14.29 (13.98 to 14.60)21.64 (21.25 to 22.02)38.56 (38.04 to 39.09)79
 45–64*17.59 (17.25 to 17.94)20.93 (20.55 to 21.30)24.15 (23.75 to 24.55)31.65 (31.19 to 32.12)45.82 (45.25 to 46.39)76
 ≥65*73.50 (72.80 to 74.21)86.01 (85.26 to 86.77)88.91 (88.14 to 89.68)90.72 (89.93 to 91.51)93.16 (92.35 to 93.98)65
Gender
 Male55.55 (54.94 to 56.16)66.05 (65.38 to 66.71)73.55 (72.85 to 74.25)87.27 (86.50 to 88.04)117.72 (116.81 to 118.64)140
 Female48.81 (48.24 to 49.38)57.70 (57.09 to 58.33)62.44 (61.80 to 63.09)69.90 (69.21 to 70.59)82.82 (82.05 to 83.59)150
Upper GI endoscopy51.15 (50.57 to 51.74)60.42 (59.78 to 61.05)65.86 (65.20 to 66.53)74.67 (73.96 to 75.39)91.45 (90.65 to 92.26)
Therapeutic endoscopy8.35 (8.12 to 8.59)9.76 (9.51 to 10.02)10.48 (10.22 to 10.75)11.57 (11.29 to 11.85)13.79 (13.48 to 14.11)
Upper GI surgery2.90 (2.76 to 3.04)3.32 (3.18 to 3.48)3.56 (3.41 to 3.72)4.14 (3.97 to 4.31)4.78 (4.60 to 4.97)
Gastric ulcer10.07 (9.81 to 10.33)11.95 (11.67 to 12.24)12.52 (12.23 to 12.81)14.17 (13.86 to 14.48)16.82 (16.48 to 17.17)
Duodenal ulcer13.16 (12.86 to 13.46)15.38 (15.06 to 15.71)16.57 (16.24 to 16.90)17.85 (17.50 to 18.20)20.90 (20.52 to 21.29)
Mallory–Weiss syndrome5.29 (5.10 to 5.48)6.44 (6.24 to 6.65)7.32 (7.10 to 7.54)9.45 (9.20 to 9.71)13.47 (13.16 to 13.78)
Gastritis/duodenitis12.50 (12.21 to 12.79)15.20 (14.89 to 15.53)16.82 (16.48 to 17.16)19.58 (19.22 to 19.95)24.56 (24.15 to 24.98)
Oesophagitis13.63 (13.33 to 13.93)15.84 (15.52 to 16.17)17.41 (17.07 to 17.76)19.53 (19.17 to 19.90)23.06 (22.66 to 23.47)
Varices2.87 (2.74 to 3.02)3.48 (3.33 to 3.64)3.99 (3.83 to 4.16)4.92 (4.74 to 5.11)7.28 (7.05 to 7.51)
Malignancy3.00 (2.86 to 3.15)3.45 (3.30 to 3.61)3.60 (3.45 to 3.76)3.54 (3.39 to 3.70)3.71 (3.55 to 3.88)
Population at risk over whole study period (millions)5758585654
  • IMD 2007, Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007; GI, gastrointestinal.