Table 2

Standardised rates of first hospitalisation for major causes by time period

Condition	Observed	Expected	SHR	99% CI
All causes
1988–1990	581	675.5	0.86	0.77 to 0.96
1991–1995	1356	1458.3	0.93	0.87 to 1.00
1996–2000	2093	2034.9	1.03	0.97 to 1.09
2001–2005	3144	2803.4	1.12	1.07 to 1.17
2006–2009	3186	1811.2	1.76	1.68 to 1.84
1988–2009	10 348	8775.5	1.18	1.15 to 1.21
Acute myocardial infarction
1988–1990	27	20.4	1.33	0.76 to 2.14
1991–1995	48	46.0	1.04	0.70 to 1.50
1996–2000	69	60.8	1.14	0.81 to 1.54
2001–2005	109	99.4	1.10	0.84 to 1.40
2006–2009	81	59.4	1.36	1.00 to 1.81
1988–2009	331	285.2	1.16	1.00 to 1.34
Coronary atherosclerosis
1988–1990	47	42.3	1.11	0.74 to 1.60
1991–1995	138	106.6	1.29	1.03 to 1.61
1996–2000	190	159.6	1.19	0.98 to 1.43
2001–2005	179	146.1	1.23	1.00 to 1.48
2006–2009	108	66.7	1.62	1.25 to 2.07
1988–2009	659	520.4	1.27	1.14 to 1.40
Chest pain
1988–1990	17	17.8	0.96	0.46 to 1.73
1991–1995	43	40.6	1.06	0.69 to 1.55
1996–2000	71	55.1	1.29	0.93 to 1.74
2001–2005	106	86.6	1.22	0.94 to 1.57
2006–2009	113	59.7	1.89	1.47 to 2.40
1988–2009	350	259.8	1.35	1.17 to 1.54
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1988–1990	5	7.5	0.67	0.14 to 1.89
1991–1995	28	20.6	1.36	0.79 to 2.17
1996–2000	60	38.2	1.57	1.10 to 2.17
2001–2005	107	65.2	1.64	1.26 to 2.10
2006–2009	100	46.9	2.13	1.62 to 2.75
1988–2009	300	178.3	1.68	1.44 to 1.95
Chronic renal failure
1988–1990	1	2.6	0.38	0.00 to 2.82
1991–1995	29	20.7	1.40	0.82 to 2.23
1996–2000	8	66.2	0.12	0.04 to 0.28
2001–2005	153	189.1	0.81	0.65 to 0.99
2006–2009	270	102.2	2.64	2.25 to 3.09
1988–2009	461	380.8	1.21	1.07 to 1.36