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Table 3 Inpatient admission rates by disease (top 5 diseases)

From: Estimates of inpatient admission rates and associated costs for infants before and after China’s universal two-child policy

 

Total

2015

2017

2017 versus 2015

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Estimate

CI

p

Jaundice

 Total

0.122 (0.369)

0.108 (0.349)

0.130 (0.38)

0.022***

(0.016, 0.029)

<.001

 Male

0.127 (0.380)

0.110 (0.362)

0.138 (0.390)

0.027***

(0.018, 0.037)

<.001

 Female

0.115 (0.356)

0.104 (0.332)

0.121 (0.368)

0.017***

(0.007, 0.027)

<.001

Pneumonia

 Total

0.047 (0.238)

0.039 (0.216)

0.051 (0.250)

0.012***

(0.008, 0.016)

<.001

 Male

0.055 (0.261)

0.046 (0.236)

0.061 (0.275)

0.015***

(0.008, 0.021)

<.001

 Female

0.037 (0.209)

0.031 (0.189)

0.041 (0.219)

0.010***

(0.004, 0.015)

<.001

Preterm birth/small for gestational age

 Total

0.037 (0.192)

0.038 (0.196)

0.037 (0.189)

−0.001

(−0.005, 0.002)

.546

 Male

0.037 (0.192)

0.037 (0.193)

0.037 (0.191)

0.001

(− 0.004, 0.006)

.723

 Female

0.037 (0.191)

0.039 (0.199)

0.036 (0.186)

−0.003

(− 0.009, 0.002)

.203

Bronchitis

 Total

0.008 (0.097)

0.010 (0.108)

0.007 (0.090)

−0.002***

(−0.004, − 0.001)

.010

 Male

0.010 (0.107)

0.011 (0.118)

0.009 (0.100)

−0.002

(−0.005, 0.000)

.110

 Female

0.006 (0.084)

0.008 (0.095)

0.005 (0.077)

−0.002**

(−0.005, − 0.000)

.038

Neonatal aspiration syndrome

 Total

0.008 (0.089)

0.009 (0.094)

0.007 (0.086)

−0.001

(−0.003, 0.000)

.121

 Male

0.008 (0.088)

0.008 (0.090)

0.007 (0.086)

−0.001

(−0.003, 0.001)

.492

 Female

0.008 (0.091)

0.009 (0.097)

0.007 (0.087)

−0.002

(−0.004, 0.001)

.125

  1. Notes: An ordinary least squares regression is used to compare the inpatient admission rates for infants born in 2015 versus 2017
  2. **p < .05
  3. ***p < .01