Table 4 Causes of hospitalization
From: Impact of birthweight on health-care utilization during early childhood – a birth cohort study
VLBW N [%] | LBW N [%] | Reference Group N [%] | RRa VLBW vs. NBW | RRa LBW vs. NBW | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First YOL | Cardiorespiratory system | Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06) | 43 [4.7] | 142 [2.8] | 1603 [1.8] | 2.6 [1.58,4.28] | 1.57 [1.18,2.09] |
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) | 50 [5.4] | 138 [2.7] | 1318 [1.5] | 3.68 [2.32,5.84] | 1.86 [1.39,2.48] | ||
Other acute lower respiratory infections (J20-J22) | 115 [12.5] | 310 [6.1] | 2790 [3.1] | 4 [2.98,5.36] | 1.97 [1.63,2.38] | ||
Congenital malformations of the circulatory system (Q20-Q28) | 10 [1.1] | 38 [.8] | 211 [.2] | 4.6 [1.59,13.26] | 3.19 [1.79,5.69] | ||
Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09) | 88 [9.6] | 173 [3.4] | 897 [1] | 9.52 [6.7,13.52] | 3.42 [2.61,4.47] | ||
Central nervous system | Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47) | 40 [4.3] | 60 [1.2] | 298 [.3] | 13.02 [7.56,22.42] | 3.57 [2.24,5.67] | |
Other disorders of the nervous system (G90-G99) | 14 [1.5] | 15 [.3] | 68 [.1] | 19.97 [7.65,52.14] | 3.91 [1.53,9.98] | ||
Gastrointestinal system | Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09) | 60 [6.5] | 334 [6.6] | 3594 [4] | 1.62 [1.07,2.45] | 1.65 [1.37,1.98] | |
Hernia (K40-K46) | 102 [11.1] | 197 [3.9] | 698 [.8] | 14.18 [10.18,19.75] | 5 [3.85,6.49] | ||
Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19) | 15 [1.6] | 69 [1.4] | 551 [.6] | 2.64 [1.12,6.21] | 2.22 [1.46,3.37] | ||
Prematurity-related problems | Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period (P20-P29) | 102 [11.1] | 147 [2.9] | 286 [.3] | 34.6 [24.06,49.77] | 9.11 [6.54,12.67] | |
Other disorders originating in the perinatal period (P90-P96) | 11 [1.2] | 48 [1] | 467 [.5] | 2.29 [.84,6.2] | 1.82 [1.11,2.99] | ||
Others | Benign neoplasms (D10-D36) | 17 [1.8] | 46 [.9] | 252 [.3] | 6.54 [2.89,14.82] | 3.23 [1.91,5.47] | |
General symptoms and signs (R50-R69) | 38 [4.1] | 135 [2.7] | 1034 [1.2] | 3.57 [2.09,6.07] | 2.31 [1.72,3.11] | ||
Injuries to the head (S00-S09) | 17 [1.8] | 146 [2.9] | 2774 [3.1] | .59 [.27,1.31] | .93 [.71,1.23] | ||
Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases (Z20-Z29)b | 183 [19.9] | 64 [1.3] | 39 [0] | 455.24 [257.45,805] | 29.08 [14.93,56.64] | ||
Second YOL | Cardiorespiratory system | Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06) | 30 [4] | 138 [3.4] | 1768 [2.5] | 1.62 [.93,2.83] | 1.38 [1.05,1.8] |
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) | 32 [4.3] | 122 [3] | 1429 [2] | 2.14 [1.25,3.68] | 1.51 [1.13,2.01] | ||
Other acute lower respiratory infections (J20-J22) | 66 [8.9] | 156 [3.9] | 1488 [2.1] | 4.24 [2.93,6.15] | 1.85 [1.43,2.39] | ||
Central nervous system | Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47) | 11 [1.5] | 29 [.7] | 192 [.3] | 5.48 [2.12,14.19] | 2.67 [1.44,4.93] | |
Gastrointestinal system | Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09) | 50 [6.7] | 218 [5.4] | 2983 [4.2] | 1.6 [1.05,2.45] | 1.29 [1.05,1.59] | |
Others | Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75) | 10 [1.3] | 32 [.8] | 469 [.7] | 2.04 [.76,5.44] | 1.21 [.69,2.11] | |
Congenital malformations of genital organs (Q50-Q56) | 24 [3.2] | 32 [.8] | 269 [.4] | 8.54 [4.46,16.32] | 2.1 [1.18,3.74] | ||
General symptoms and signs (R50-R69) | 14 [1.9] | 45 [1.1] | 527 [.7] | 2.54 [1.11,5.82] | 1.51 [.94,2.43] | ||
Injuries to the head (S00-S09) | 23 [3.1] | 106 [2.6] | 1877 [2.6] | 1.17 [.62,2.22] | 1 [.74,1.35] | ||
Third YOL | Cardiorespiratory system | Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06) | 19 [3.2] | 63 [2.1] | 757 [1.4] | 2.33 [1.18,4.59] | 1.49 [1.02,2.19] |
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) | 34 [5.8] | 70 [2.3] | 724 [1.3] | 4.36 [2.63,7.23] | 1.73 [1.2,2.5] | ||
Other acute lower respiratory infections (J20-J22) | 21 [3.6] | 49 [1.6] | 619 [1.1] | 3.15 [1.65,6.01] | 1.42 [.92,2.2] | ||
Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39) | 16 [2.7] | 78 [2.6] | 1271 [2.3] | 1.17 [.56,2.44] | 1.1 [.78,1.55] | ||
Gastrointestinal system | Intestinal infectious diseases (A00-A09) | 23 [3.9] | 82 [2.7] | 1130 [2.1] | 1.89 [1.02,3.49] | 1.3 [.93,1.82] | |
Others | Congenital malformations of genital organs (Q50-Q56) | 16 [2.7] | 21 [.7] | 190 [.3] | 7.82 [3.65,16.76] | 1.98 [1,3.91] | |
General symptoms and signs (R50-R69) | 10 [1.7] | 24 [.8] | 223 [.4] | 4.16 [1.61,10.78] | 1.93 [1.02,3.64] | ||
Injuries to the head (S00-S09) | 11 [1.9] | 57 [1.9] | 965 [1.8] | 1.06 [.43,2.58] | 1.06 [.71,1.58] | ||
Fourth YOL | Cardiorespiratory system | Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06) | 11 [2.7] | 24 [1.1] | 342 [.9] | 3.08 [1.38,6.87] | 1.26 [.72,2.2] |
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) | 19 [4.6] | 39 [1.8] | 308 [.8] | 5.91 [3.2,10.91] | 2.27 [1.45,3.56] | ||
Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39) | 13 [3.2] | 77 [3.5] | 1003 [2.5] | 1.24 [.6,2.57] | 1.38 [1.01,1.88] | ||