Adjusted poisoning incidence rate ratios for five most common substances, total poisonings and unspecified/unknown substance poisonings
| Adjusted poisoning incidence rate ratios (95% CIs) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All poisonings combined (n= 40 333) | Paracetamol (T39.1) (n= 9 289) | Aspirin/NSAIDs (T39.0 & T39.3) (n= 3 618) | Opioids (T40.2) (n= 1 766) | Antidepressants (T43.0, T43.1, T43.2) (n= 2 945) | Alcohol (T51.0) (n= 7 635) | Unspecified/unknown substance (n= 17 007) | |
| Females | |||||||
| Age group, years | |||||||
| 10–15 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 16–18 | 2.60 (2.49 to 2.72) | 2.40 (2.20 to 2.61) | 2.13 (1.87 to 2.43) | 2.55 (2.12 to 3.07) | 4.73 (3.93 to 5.69) | 2.19 (1.98 to 2.44) | 3.39 (3.16 to 3.63) |
| 19–24 | 1.83 (1.76 to 1.91) | 1.33 (1.23 to 1.43) | 1.42 (1.26 to 1.78) | 2.11 (1.78 to 2.49) | 6.17 (5.23 to 7.28) | 1.73 (1.58 to 1.90) | 2.62 (2.46 to 2.80) |
| Calendar period | |||||||
| 1998/99–2001/02 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2002/03–2005/06 | 1.20 (1.14 to 1.27) | 1.52 (1.36 to 1.70) | 1.49 (1.25 to 1.78) | 1.56 (1.19 to 2.04) | 1.46 (1.18 to 1.82) | 1.43 (1.26 to 1.64) | 1.12 (1.03 to 1.21) |
| 2006/07–2009/10 | 1.25 (1.19 to 1.32) | 2.16 (1.94 to 2.41) | 2.51 (2.13 to 2.97) | 3.77 (2.90 to 4.90) | 1.79 (1.45 to 2.21) | 1.88 (1.65 to 2.13) | 0.89 (0.82 to 0.96) |
| 2010/11–2013/14 | 1.48 (1.40 to 1.56) | 2.87 (2.58 to 3.20) | 2.84 (2.40 to 3.36) | 5.30 (4.08 to 6.89) | 3.91 (3.18 to 4.80) | 2.24 (1.97 to 2.55) | 0.88 (0.81 to 0.95) |
| IMD quintile | |||||||
| 1 (least deprived) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2 | 1.50 (1.41 to 1.60) | 1.33 (1.18 to 1.50) | 1.30 (1.08 to 1.56) | 1.56 (1.19 to 2.04) | 2.00 (1.57 to 2.54) | 1.55 (1.34 to 1.80) | 1.51 (1.37 to 1.66) |
| 3 | 1.76 (1.65 to 1.88) | 1.40 (1.24 to 1.59) | 1.20 (1.00 to 1.45) | 1.58 (1.20 to 2.09) | 1.63 (1.27 to 2.08) | 1.65 (1.42 to 1.92) | 2.21 (2.00 to 2.43) |
| 4 | 2.02 (1.90 to 2.15) | 1.60 (1.42 to 1.81) | 1.47 (1.22 to 1.76) | 1.70 (1.31 to 2.22) | 2.49 (1.96 to 3.17) | 1.98 (1.71 to 2.29) | 2.37 (2.15 to 2.61) |
| 5 (most deprived) | 2.02 (1.90 to 2.16) | 1.66 (1.47 to 1.88) | 1.52 (1.26 to 1.76) | 2.12 (1.63 to 2.76) | 2.29 (1.80 to 2.92) | 1.82 (1.57 to 2.11) | 2.23 (2.02 to 2.46) |
| Males | |||||||
| Age group, years | |||||||
| 10–15 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 16–18 | 2.48 (2.34 to 2.62) | 4.59 (3.86 to 5.31) | 6.52 (4.92 to 8.63) | 7.19 (4.83 to 10.71) | 7.26 (5.23 to 10.08) | 2.36 (2.12 to 2.62) | 2.02 (1.87 to 2.19) |
| 19–24 | 3.17 (3.01 to 3.34) | 7.12 (6.15 to 8.24) | 8.68 (6.68 to 11.28) 13.02 (8.94 to 18.96) | 18.56 (13.67 to 25.21) | 2.37 (2.15 to 2.61) | 2.48 (2.30 to 2.67) | |
| Calendar period | |||||||
| 1998/99–2001/02 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2002/03–2005/06 | 1.03 (0.96 to 1.09) | 1.16 (0.98 to 1.37) | 1.62 (1.19 to 2.20) | 1.87 (1.20 to 2.93) | 1.05 (0.78 to 1.43) | 0.97 (0.86 to 1.10) | 1.02 (0.94 to 1.11) |
| 2006/07–2009/10 | 1.06 (1.00 to 1.12) | 1.81 (1.55 to 2.12) | 2.85 (2.13 to 3.82) | 4.17 (2.75 to 6.32) | 1.51 (1.13 to 2.01) | 1.15 (1.02 to 1.29) | 0.93 (0.86 to 1.01) |
| 2010/11–2013/14 | 1.01 (0.95 to 1.07) | 1.79 (1.53 to 2.10) | 2.76 (2.05 to 3.72) | 5.11 (3.37 to 7.76) | 2.70 (2.04 to 3.58) | 1.24 (1.10 to 1.39) | 0.79 (0.72 to 0.86) |
| IMD quintile | |||||||
| 1 (least deprived) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2 | 1.62 (1.50 to 1.75) | 1.49 (1.22 to 1.81) | 1.80 (1.30 to 2.49) | 1.86 (1.18 to 2.94) | 1.89 (1.32 to 2.72) | 1.34 (1.16 to 1.55) | 1.86 (1.65 to 2.10) |
| 3 | 2.51 (2.32 to 2.72) | 1.35 (1.10 to 1.65) | 1.47 (1.05 to 2.07) | 1.72 (1.07 to 2.74) | 1.98 (1.37 to 2.86) | 1.61 (1.39 to 1.87) | 4.30 (3.83 to 4.82) |
| 4 | 2.66 (2.46 to 2.88) | 1.63 (1.34 to 1.97) | 1.73 (1.24 to 2.41) | 2.22 (1.41 to 3.48) | 2.24 (1.57 to 3.21) | 1.68 (1.45 to 1.94) | 4.63 (4.13 to 5.20) |
| 5 (most deprived) | 2.62 (2.42 to 2.83) | 2.16 (1.79 to 2.62) | 1.94 (1.40 to 2.70) | 3.46 (2.24 to 5.36) | 2.82 (1.97 to 4.02) | 1.67 (1.45 to 1.93) | 3.90 (3.45 to 4.40) |
All mutually adjusted for age, calendar period, IMD and Area of England. IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation.