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Table 1 Socioeconomic differences in specialised hospital care by income in Finland in 1995 - 2010

From: Has socioeconomic equity increased in somatic specialist care: a register-based cohort study from Finland in 1995–2010

 

Year

Lowest

2

3

4

Highest

All

Concentration index

  

10395% CI

10395% CI

10395% CI

10395% CI

10395% CI

10395% CI

 

Men

        

Hospitalisation

1995

161 (159,163)

151 (149,152)

145 (144,147)

128 (126,129)

108 (107,110)

136 (136,137)

-0.073 (-0.139,-0.007)

 

2000

164 (162,166)

146 (145,148)

132 (131,133)

116 (115,118)

102 (100,103)

129 (129,130)

-0.083 (-0.142,-0.025)

 

2005

144 (142,146)

141 (140,143)

133 (131,134)

116 (114,117)

108 (107,110)

127 (126,127)

-0.056 (-0.110,-0.003)

 

2010

131 (130,133)

129 (127,130)

114 (112,115)

109 (108,110)

94 (93,95)

114 (113,114)

-0.060 (-0.100,-0.019)

Non-surgical

1995

179 (177,181)

167 (166,169)

154 (152,155)

126 (125,128)

101 (99,102)

143 (142,143)

-0.108 (-0.180,-0.037)

admissions

2000

179 (177,181)

151 (150,153)

125 (123,126)

103 (101,104)

85 (83,86)

125 (124,125)

-0.135 (-0.207,-0.063)

 

2005

140 (138,142)

128 (127,130)

108 (107,110)

88 (87,90)

76 (75,77)

105 (105,106)

-0.120 (-0.181,-0.058)

 

2010

117 (115,118)

102 (101,103)

81 (80,82)

69 (68,70)

52 (51,53)

81 (81,82)

-0.145 (-0.194,-0.096)

Surgical

1995

88 (86,90)

87 (86,88)

88 (86,89)

80 (79,81)

72 (70,73)

82 (82,83)

-0.035 (-0.104,0.034)

admissions

2000

86 (85,88)

86 (84,87)

82 (81,83)

75 (74,76)

69 (67,70)

79 (78,79)

-0.037 (-0.097,0.024)

 

2005

83 (83,85)

91 (90,93)

93 (92,94)

83 (82,84)

80 (78,81)

86 (85,86)

-0.011 (-0.073,0.050)

 

2010

82 (81,83)

89 (88,90)

84 (83,85)

85 (84,86)

77 (76,78)

83 (83,84)

-0.008 (-0.059,0.043)

Women

        

Hospitalisation

1995

164 (162,165)

156 (154,157)

147 (146,148)

132 (131,134)

115 (113,116)

142 (142,143)

-0.069 (-0.123,-0.016)

 

2000

172 (170,173)

147 (146,148)

138 (137,139)

123 (121,124)

109 (108,110)

137 (136,137)

-0.081 (-0.127,-0.035)

 

2005

147 (146,149)

139 (138,140)

133 (131,134)

117 (115,118)

111 (110,113)

129 (129,130)

-0.057 (-0.096,-0.017)

 

2010

133 (131,134)

125 (124,126)

111 (110,112)

109 (107,110)

96 (94,97)

114 (113,114)

-0.059 (-0.103,-0.014)

Non-surgical

1995

148 (147,150)

134 (133,135)

116 (115,118)

98 (97,99)

81 (79,82)

115 (114,115)

-0.120 (-0.182,-0.057)

admissions

2000

143 (142,145)

111 (110,112)

94 (93,95)

76 (75,77)

66 (64,67)

97 (97,97)

-0.149 (-0.195,-0.103)

 

2005

112 (111,113)

93 (92,94)

80 (79,81)

65 (64,66)

58 (57,60)

88 (80,81)

-0.132 (-0.175,-0.088)

 

2010

93 (92,94)

75 (75,76)

59 (58,60)

53 (52,53)

41 (40,42)

63 (63,64)

-0.151 (-0.200,-0.102)

Surgical

1995

105 (103,106)

104 (103,105)

103 (102,104)

96 (95,97)

86 (85,87)

98 (98,99)

-0.039 (-0.093,0.015)

admissions

2000

112 (111,114)

104 (103,105)

102 (101,103)

94 (93,95)

85 (84,86)

99 (98,99)

-0.047 (-0.098,0.003)

 

2005

103 (101,104)

105 (104,106)

104 (103,105)

93 (92,94)

90 (89,92)

99 (99,100)

-0.028 (-0.075,0.020)

 

2010

96 (95,97)

98 (97,99)

90 (89,91)

91 (90,92)

82 (81,83)

91 (91,92)

-0.025 (-0.076,0.025)

  1. Trends among men and women aged 25–84 years in Finland between 1995 and 2010 (Age-standardised rates per 1000 for hospitalisations and for surgical and non-surgical admissions and their 95% confidence intervals).