Table 1

 Incidence rate per 1000 births and incidence rate ratios unadjusted and adjusted for year of birth for extremely preterm and very preterm birth by deprivation decile

Deprivation decileAll birthsExtremely preterm birth (22–28 weeks)Very preterm birth (22–32 weeks)
Number of birthsUnadjusted incidence/1000 births (95% CI)Unadjusted incidence rate ratio (95% CI)Adjusted incidence rate ratio (95% CI)Number of birthsUnadjusted incidence/1000 births (95% CI)Unadjusted incidencerate ratio (95% CI)Adjusted incidence rate ratio (95% CI)
–, no associated confidence interval.
Least deprived 155 0111803.3 (2.8,3.8)1 (–)1(–)4678.5 (7.8,9.3)1(–)1(–)
254 9482133.9 (3.4,4.4)1.18 (0.97,1.44)1.18 (0.97,1.44)57410.4 (9.6,11.3)1.23 (1.09,1.39)1.23 (1.09,1.39)
354 5301903.5 (3.0,4.0)1.06 (0.87,1.31)1.06 (0.87,1.31)54610.0 (9.2,10.9)1.18 (1.04,1.34)1.18 (1.04,1.34)
455 0532324.2 (3.7,4.8)1.29 (1.06,1.56)1.29 (1.06,1.56)68712.5 (11.6,13.4)1.47 (1.31,1.65)1.47 (1.31,1.65)
555 2502684.9 (4.3,5.5)1.48 (1.23,1.79)1.48 (1.23,1.79)69212.5 (11.6,13.4)1.48 (1.31,1.66)1.48 (1.31,1.66)
654 5142955.4 (4.8,6.1)1.65 (1.37,1.99)1.65 (1.37,1.99)78614.4 (13.4,15.5)1.70 (1.51,1.90)1.70 (1.51,1.90)
755 1152684.9 (4.3,5.5)1.49 (1.23,1.80)1.49 (1.23,1.80)77514.1 (13.1,15.1)1.66 (1.48,1.86)1.66 (1.48,1.86)
855 6383265.9 (5.3,6.5)1.79 (1.49,2.15)1.79 (1.49,2.15)88515.9 (14.9,17.0)1.87 (1.68,2.10)1.87 (1.68,2.10)
955 1973386.1 (5.5,6.8)1.87 (1.56,2.24)1.87 (1.56,2.24)87915.9 (14.9,17.0)1.88 (1.68,2.10)1.88 (1.68,2.10)
10 Most deprived54 3613456.3 (5.7,7.0)1.94 (1.62,2.32)1.94 (1.62,2.32)89416.4 (15.4,17.6)1.94 (1.73,2.17)1.94 (1.73,2.17)