Persons presenting with ACSC and GP-type presentations to South Australian metropolitan public ED, 2005–2006 to 2010–2011
| Persons presenting (N) | % of persons within group | Persons presenting per 1000 population | Rate ratio (vulnerable group: All others) (95% CI) | |
| ACSC presentations* | ||||
| Refugee and Asylum Seeker Countries | 734 | 19.6 | 131.7 | 1.84 (1.37 to 2.48) |
| Aboriginal | 1454 | 28.5 | 154.6 | 2.16 (1.62 to 2.89) |
| Aged 75 or more | 18 823 | 27.8 | 206.4 | 2.88 (2.18 to 3.80) |
| All others | 57 670 | 16.6 | 71.7 | Reference |
| ACSC (acute)* | ||||
| Refugee and Asylum Seeker Countries | 619 | 16.5 | 111.0 | 2.15 (1.52 to 3.03) |
| Aboriginal | 1183 | 23.2 | 125.8 | 2.44 (1.74 to 3.41) |
| Aged 75 or more | 9739 | 14.4 | 106.8 | 2.07 (1.46 to 2.92) |
| All others | 41 505 | 12.0 | 51.6 | Reference |
| ACSC (chronic)* | ||||
| Refugee and Asylum Seeker Countries | 105 | 2.8 | 18.8 | 0.89 (0.46 to 1.77) |
| Aboriginal | 391 | 7.7 | 41.6 | 1.97 (1.16 to 3.56) |
| Aged 75 or more | 10 916 | 16.1 | 119.7 | 5.68 (3.57 to 9.57) |
| All others | 16 965 | 4.9 | 21.1 | Reference |
| ACSC (vaccine)* | ||||
| Refugee and Asylum Seeker Countries | 42 | 1.1 | 7.5 | 2.28 (0.53 to 13.98) |
| Aboriginal | 34 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 1.09 (0.23 to 9.10) |
| Aged 75 or more | 238 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.79 (0.11 to 4.43) |
| All others | 2662 | 0.8 | 3.3 | Reference |
| GP-type presentations* | ||||
| Refugee and Asylum Seeker Countries | 2362 | 63.0 | 423.7 | 1.76 (1.50 to 2.08) |
| Aboriginal | 2896 | 56.8 | 308.0 | 1.28 (1.08 to 1.53) |
| Aged 75 or more | 15 154 | 22.4 | 166.2 | 0.69 (0.56 to 0.85) |
| All others | 1 93 249 | 55.7 | 240.1 | Reference |
As a person may present more than one time for more than one category, the sum of persons at category level may not equal the total number of persons having presented.
*ACSC, ambulatory care sensitive condition; ED, emergency department; GP, general practitioner.