Age standardised hospitalisation rates (SHR × 10000 women aged 35 or more) and ratio of standardised rates (RSR) for hysterectomy attributable to leiomyoma and genital prolapse by socioeconomic status. Rome, 1997
| Leiomyoma | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomic level | Number | SHR | 95% CI | RSR | 95% CI |
| I | 196 | 12.4 | 10.8 to 14.3 | 1.00 | |
| II | 401 | 14.3 | 12.9 to 15.7 | 1.15 | 0.97 to 1.36 |
| III | 413 | 16.0 | 14.5 to 17.6 | 1.29 | 1.09 to 1.53 |
| IV | 267 | 17.0 | 15.0 to 19.1 | 1.37 | 1.14 to 1.65 |
| Total | 1277 | ||||
| Linear test for trend | 0.019 | ||||
| Genital prolapse | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomic level | Number | SHR | 95% CI | RSR | 95% CI |
| I | 86 | 4.7 | 3.8 to 5.8 | 1.00 | |
| II | 158 | 5.5 | 4.7 to 6.4 | 1.16 | 0.89 to 1.51 |
| III | 162 | 6.6 | 5.7 to 7.8 | 1.41 | 1.08 to 1.83 |
| IV | 108 | 7.1 | 5.9 to 8.5 | 1.49 | 1.12 to 1.99 |
| Total | 514 | ||||
| Linear test for trend | 0.022 | ||||