Table 3

Partial population-attributable risk for risk factors associated with RSV hospitalisation in children aged <2 years in NSW

Risk factorsIndigenous childrenNon-Indigenous high-risk childrenNon-Indigenous standard risk children
Partial PAR (95% CI)
 Maternal smoking17% (9.3% to 24%)5% (2.5% to 8%)6% (5% to 7%)
 Birth during the first half of the RSV season14% (9% to 18%)7% (4% to 10%)9% (6.5% to 11%)
 Multiparity of the mother19% (9% to 29%)35% (30% to 40%)44% (41% to 45%)
  • NSW, New South Wales; PAR, population-attributable risk; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.