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Table 3 Use of healthcare resources during the first six years of life by daycare attendance

From: Impact of early daycare on healthcare resource use related to upper respiratory tract infections during childhood: prospective WHISTLER cohort study

Outcome by daycare attendance

Number

Child-years

Rate/100 child-years (95% CI)

Adjustedarate ratio (95% CI)

GP consultations for URTI and AOM

    

No daycare in first year

2,053

2,424.3

84.7 (81.1 to 88.4)

1.00

Day care in first year

6,643

7,325.2

90.7 (88.5 to 92.9)

1.15 (1.00 to 1.31)

 Age 0 to 2 months

926

1,104.4

83.8 (78.6 to 89.2)

1.05 (0.86 to 1.27)

 Age 3 to 5 months

4,505

5,081.0

88.7 (86.1 to 91.2)

1.13 (0.98 to 1.29)

 Age 6 to 2 months

1,213

1,139.8

106.4 (100.6 to 112.4)

1.32 (1.10 to 1.59)

Antibiotic prescriptions for URTI and AOM

    

No daycare in first year

504

2,424.3

20.8 (19.1 to 22.6)

1.00

Day care in first year

1,517

7,325.2

20.7 (19.7 to 21.8)

1.08 (0.91 to 1.28)

 Age 0 to 2 months

214

1,104.4

19.3 (17.0 to 22.0)

1.02 (0.80 to 1.29)

 Age 3 to 5 months

1,012

5,081.0

19.9 (18.7 to 21.1)

1.04 (0.87 to 1.24)

 Age 6 to 12 months

292

1,139.8

25.6 (22.9 to 28.6)

1.32 (1.04 to 1.67)

    

Adjusted a hazard ratio (95%CI)

Referral to specialist for URTI and AOM

    

No daycare in first year

47

2,424.3

1.9 (1.4 to 2.6)

1.00

Day care in first year

185

7,325.2

2.5 (2.2 to 2.9)

1.43 (1.01 to 2.03)

 Age 0 to 2 months

29

1,104.4

2.6 (1.8 to 3.7)

1.41 (0.87 to 2.28)

 Age 3 to 5 months

120

5,081.0

2.4 (2.0 to 2.8)

1.32 (0.92 to 1.92)

 Age 6 to 12 months

36

1,139.8

3.2 (2.2 to 4.3)

1.89 (1.20 to 2.98)

  1. aAdjusted for gender, parental education level, older siblings and duration of exclusive breastfeeding. AOM, acute otitis media, CI, confidence interval; GP, general practitioner; URTI, upper respiratory tract infection.