Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 5.42
Hospital re-admission rate for asthma within 28 days, by age group and sex, New South Wales and Victoria, 2000–03
Note: Asthma classified according to ICD-10-AM codes J45 & J46.
Sources: Inpatients Statistical Collection, Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health; Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED), Victorian Department of Human Services.
Data table
| Age group ( years) | Males |
95% CI |
Females |
95% CI |
| 0 to 4 | 4.3 |
(4.0–4.7) |
4.7 |
(4.3–5.2) |
| 5 to 14 | 3.4 |
(3.1–3.9) |
3.4 |
(2.9–4.0) |
| 15 to 34 | 6.2 |
(5.5–6.9) |
7.6 |
(7.0–8.2) |
| 35 to 64 | 5.9 |
(5.2–6.6) |
8.1 |
(7.6–8.7) |
| 65 and over | 4.7 |
(3.9–5.8) |
5.8 |
(5.2–6.5) |
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