Incidence and number by year, gender and age for variceal haemorrhage
| Variable | Upper variceal gastrointestinal haemorrhage admissions (n) | Hospitalizations per 100 000 population per year | Crude RR | Adjusted RR† | Adjusted 95% CI |
| Quintile of deprivation | |||||
| 1=Least deprived | 1084 | 1.9 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1286 | 2.2 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.10 to 1.29 |
| 3 | 1535 | 2.7 | 1.41 | 1.49 | 1.38 to 1.61 |
| 4 | 1833 | 3.3 | 1.72 | 1.93 | 1.79 to 2.08 |
| 5=Most deprived | 2555 | 4.7 | 2.49 | 2.93 | 2.73 to 3.14 |
| Year | |||||
| 2001 | 1096 | 2.8 | 1 | ||
| 2002 | 1137 | 2.9 | 1.03 | ||
| 2003 | 1172 | 2.9 | 1.06 | ||
| 2004 | 1267 | 3.1 | 1.13 | ||
| 2005 | 1155 | 2.8 | 1.02 | ||
| 2006 | 1247 | 3.0 | 1.09 | ||
| 2007 | 1219 | 2.9 | 1.06 | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 5496 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Female | 2797 | 1.9 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.45 to 0.49 |
| Age (years) | |||||
| <30 | 193 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 30–44 | 1719 | 2.2 | 7.12 | 7.50 | 6.46 to 8.70 |
| 45–64* | 3937 | 5.2 | 16.96 | 18.05 | 15.62 to 20.86 |
| ≥65* | 2444 | 3.8 | 12.27 | 14.84 | 12.82 to 17.19 |