Table 2

Crude incidence rates of physical and mental health conditions in mothers by diagnostic group of the child

Child has a life-limiting conditionChild has a chronic conditionChild has no long-term condition
Incident cases (n)Incidence per 10 000 person years95% CIsIncident cases (n)Incidence per 10 000 person years95% CIsIncident cases (n)Incidence per 10 000 person years95% CIs
Mental health outcomes
 Depression1196341322 to 3611343340322 to 3592350268257 to 279
 Anxiety917201188 to 2141104212200 to 2251816168160 to 176
 Serious mental illness6010.17.8 to 135586.2 to 10.4555.54.3 to 6.8
 MHMDS71246.240.7 to 52.364737.533 to 42.6102226.824.1 to 29.8
Physical health outcomes
 Obesity693128119 to 138711115107 to 124112691.185.9 to 96.6
 Cardiovascular disease8013.410.8 to 16.7598.66.7 to 11.1866.45.2 to 7.9
 Hypertension47084.377 to 92.251279.372.8 to 86.672557.153.1 to 61.4
 Type 2 diabetes16828.724.7 to 33.418026.623 to 30.727120.318.1 to 22.1
 Back pain1316402381 to 4241641471449 to 4952835364351 to 377
 Death6811.49.0 to 14.4416.04.4 to 8.1916.85.5 to 8.3
  • IRR, incidence rate ratio; MHMDS, Mental Health Minimum Dataset.