Avoidable hospitalisation rates† and percentage change from 1991 to 1998, in the elderly population aged 65 years and above, by ethnicity
| Avoidable hospitalisation rates† | Total hospitalisation rates† | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average 1991–1998 | 1991 | 1998 | Percentage change | 1991 | 1998 | Percentage change (adjusted) | |
| †Annual age and sex standardised rates per 10000 population. *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001. | |||||||
| Chinese | 251.4 | 239.2 | 253.2 | +6.8 | 2138.2 | 2467.2 | −7.3** |
| Indian | 321.4 | 333.3 | 373.1 | +22.7 | 2196.6 | 2223.1 | +19.3 |
| Malay | 293.6 | 251.6 | 343.7 | +30.5** | 1656.1 | 2121.0 | +2.4 |
| Total | 261.2 | 247.0 | 272.7 | +11.2** | 2092.7 | 2410.2 | −3.3* |