Table 4 Odds ratios (ORs) for interaction between south Asian origin and deprivation in relation to risk-adjusted mortality of children admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit in England and Wales, 2004–2007, overall and by admissions for elective surgery or not
South Asian vs non-south AsianAll admissionsElective surgical admissionsNon-surgical admissions
OR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p Value
Townsend category
    Least deprived2.40 (1.40 to 4.10)0.0012.24 (0.51 to 9.77)0.2832.41 (1.35 to 4.31)0.003
2.09 (1.29 to 3.37)0.0033.13 (1.05 to 9.29)0.0401.90 (1.12 to 3.23)0.017
1.64 (1.11 to 2.40)0.0120.97 (0.22 to 4.17)0.9611.69 (1.13 to 2.52)0.010
1.27 (0.92 to 1.74)0.1460.65 (0.20 to 2.15)0.4801.34 (0.96 to 1.86)0.083
    Most deprived1.26 (1.02 to 1.55)0.0311.90 (1.00 to 3.62)0.0501.20 (0.96 to 1.49)0.105