Table 2 Differences between least and most deprived income deciles for QOF prevalence rates for practice
From: Practice postcode versus patient population: a comparison of data sources in England and Scotland
| Â | England: Prevalence rates based on practice postcode | Scotland: Prevalence rates based on practice postcode | Scotland: Prevalence rates based on practice population | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Least deprived decile | Most deprived decile | Difference | Least deprived decile | Most deprived decile | Difference | Least deprived decile | Most deprived decile | Difference |
CHD | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 [<0.001] | 4.0 | 4.8 | 0.8 [<0.001] | 3.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 [<0.001] |
Diabetes | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.1 [<0.001] | 3.0 | 3.6 | 0.6 [<0.001] | 2.7 | 3.6 | 0.9 [<0.001] |
Stroke | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 [0.79] | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 [0.07] | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 [<0.001] |
Hypertension | 11.5 | 11.3 | -0.2 [0.39] | 11.4 | 11.8 | 0.4 [0.50] | 11.4 | 11.9 | 0.5 [0.24] |
COPD | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 [0.04] | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 [<0.001] | 0.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 [<0.001] |
Asthma | 5.8 | 5.7 | -0.1 [0.73] | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.1 [0.19] | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 [0.01] |
Cancer | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 [<0.001] | 0.8 | 0.7 | -0.1 [0.03] | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 [<0.001] |
MH | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 [<0.001] | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 [0.10] | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 [<0.001] |
Thyroid | 2.4 | 2.2 | -0.2 [<0.001] | 2.9 | 2.6 | -0.3 [<0.001] | 3.1 | 2.4 | -0.7 [<0.001] |
Epilepsy | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 [0.96] | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 [<0.001] | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 [<0.001] |