Table 3 Incidence rates, incidence rate ratios (IRRs), and hazard ratio estimates per 100,000 population per year (PY) for first asthma hospital admission or death. IRRs are age adjusted and rate ratios are subsequently Scottish Index for Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) and country of birth (COB) adjusted, with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs), by ethnic group, for the population in Scotland

Males

 White Scottish

41,955

16,325,930

257.0

1.00 (. .)

1.00 (. .)

1.00 (. .)

1.00 (. .)

 Other White British

3,005

1,244,330

249.7 (227.7–276.9)

0.97 (0.88–1.07)

1.02 (0.94–1.11)

0.92 (0.83–1.01)

0.97 (0.89–1.069)

 White Irish

390

160,090

250.2 (217.4–287.8)

0.97 (0.85–1.12)

0.93 (0.84–1.04)

0.91 (0.79–1.06)

0.88 (0.79–0.99)

 Other White

410

223,900

196.5 (164.8–238.4)

0.78 (0.64–0.92)

0.79 (0.69–0.90)

0.80 (0.67–0.96)

0.82 (0.72–0.93)

 Any mixed background

115

42,835

273.2 (235.0–320.4)

1.06 (0.91–1.24)

1.05 (0.86–1.28)

1.03 (0.89–1.19)

1.02 (0.83–1.26)

 Indian

160

50,445

344.5 (300.3–397.8)

1.34 (1.16–1.54)

1.43 (1.22–1.67)

1.37 (1.12–1.66)

1.45 (1.22–1.72)

 Pakistani

420

109,375

408.1 (336.3–501.8)

1.59 (1.30–1.94)

1.56 (1.37–1.78)

1.59 (1.29–1.95)

1.56 (1.37–1.78)

 Other South Asian

80

27,265

327.3 (244.6–441.3)

1.27 (0.94–1.71)

1.25 (0.99–1.57)

1.31 (1.02–1.71)

1.28 (1.01–1.62)

 African Origin

50

25,020

225.3 (178.4–286.6)

0.88 (0.69–1.11)

0.83 (0.64–1.01)

0.90 (0.67–1.22)

0.85 (0.65–1.11)

 Chinese

75

52,825

159.1 (105.6–241.5)

0.62 (0.41–0.94)

0.65 (050–0.84)

0.64 (0.44–0.94)

0.67 (0.52–0.86)

 All Other Ethnic Group

50

25,650

223.5 (162.1–310.6)

0.87 (0.63–1.20)

0.86 (0.66–1.13)

0.93 (0.63–1.36)

0.91 (0.68–1.22)

 Ethnic group

First asthma event^a

PY at risk^b

Age-adjusted incidence rates (for 100,000 PY)^c

Age-adjusted IRR^d

Age- and SIMD-adjusted IRR^d

Age- and CoB-adjusted IRR^d

Age-, SIMD- and CoB-adjusted IRR^d

IRR and 95 % CI

IRR and 95 % CI

IRR and 95 % CI

IRR and 95 % CI

Females

 White Scottish

60,330

17,830,550

338.3

1.00 (. .)

1.00 (. .)

1.00 (. .)

1.00 (. .)

 Other White British

4,550

1,334,530

365.4 (339.3–397.6)

1.08 (1.00–1.17)

1.14 (1.06–1.23)

1.08 (1.00–1.18)

1.16 (1.08–1.25)

 White Irish

590

178,670

335.9 (295.7–387.0)

0.99 (0.87–1.14)

0.94 (0.84–1.05)

1.00 (0.86–1.15)

0.96 (0.85–1.08)

 Other White

620

259,410

271.6 (237.3–315.5)

0.80 (0.70–0.93)

0.84 (0.74–0.95)

0.80 (0.68–0.95)

0.83 (0.73–0.93)

 Any mixed background

150

46,190

424.1 (369.5–489.7)

1.25 (1.09–1.44)

1.22 (1.06–1.42)

1.25 (1.09–1.45)

1.23 (1.07–1.42)

 Indian

150

45,810

398.1 (311.2–512.3)

1.18 (0.92–1.51)

1.26 (1.04–1.53)

1.18 (0.92–1.51)

1.26 (1.04–1.53)

 Pakistani

420

107,485

506.1 (361.1–718.0)

1.50 (1.06–2.11)

1.45 (1.19–1.78)

1.50 (1.09–2.06)

1.45 (1.21–1.75)

 Other South Asian

75

22,205

418.9 (318.9–553.6)

1.24 (0.94–1.63)

1.22 (0.98–1.51)

1.24 (0.94. 1.62)

1.21 (0.98–1.49)

 African Origin

70

22,215

390.4 (309.7–495.0)

1.15 (0.91–1.46)

1.08 (0.86–1.37)

1.15 (0.89–1.50)

1.08 (0.85–1.36)

 Chinese

70

52,660

165.3 (132.5–207.5)

0.49 (0.39–0.61)

0.52 (0.42–0.64)

0.49 (0.38–0.62)

0.51 (0.41–0.63)

 All Other Ethnic Group

55

29,145

230.6 (170.4–314.1)

0.68 (0.50–0.93)

0.69 (0.54–0.89)

0.68 (0.49–0.94)

0.68 (0.53–0.88)