Table 4 Top 5 Adult and paediatric individual Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs) compared to total ACSCs by gender and locality in Victoria (2003-04)

Adult

Diabetes complications

30,861

24,146

1.57 (1.44, 1.71)

Male

19,294

35,713

1.13 (0.90, 1.40)

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COPD

7,428

6,127

1.29 (1.16, 1.42)

Male

4,680

8,875

1.06 (0.95, 1.17)

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Dehydration & gastroenteritis

4,686

7,459

0.63 (0.58, 0.68)

Female

3,726

8,419

0.87 (0.72, 1.05)

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Congestive heart failure

5,662

6,014

0.97 (0.91, 1.04)

—

3,710

7,966

0.92 (0.80, 1.06)

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Angina

4,934

6,196

1.33 (1.22, 1.45)

Male

4,525

6,605

1.40 (1.20, 1.63)

Rural

Total ACSCs

72,149

74,794

1.00 (Reference)

—

49,118

97,825

1.00 (Reference)

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Paediatric

Dental Conditions

2,987

2,718

0.92 (0.86, 0.98)

Female

2,561

3,144

1.68 (1.33, 2.13)

Rural

Asthma

2,845

1,797

1.49 (1.39, 1.59)

Male

1,345

3,297

0.66 (0.55, 0.79)

Metro

Ear, nose & throat infection

2,216

1,861

1.03 (0.96, 1.10)

—

1,530

2,547

1.08 (0.84, 1.38)

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Convulsions & epilepsy

1,164

961

1.04 (0.94, 1.16)

—

774

1,351

1.02 (0.80, 1.29)

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Pyelonephritis

382

768

0.41 (0.34, 0.48)

Female

291

859

0.58 (0.50, 0.68)

Metro

Total ACSCs

10,860

9,321

1.00 (Reference)

—

7,288

12,893

1.00 (Reference)

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