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Table 3 Differences between lowest and highest deprived LLTI deciles for QOF prevalence rates for

From: Practice postcode versus patient population: a comparison of data sources in England and Scotland

 

England: Prevalence rates based on

practice postcode

Scotland: Prevalence rates based on

practice postcode

Scotland: Prevalence rates based on

practice population

 

Lowest

LLTI

decile

Highest

LLTI

decile

Difference

Lowest

LLTI

decile

Highest

LLTI

decile

Difference

Lowest

LLTI

decile

Highest

LLTI

decile

Difference

CHD

3.2

3.8

0.6 [<0.001]

4.0

4.9

0.9 [<0.001]

3.5

5.1

1.6 [<0.001]

Diabetes

2.8

4.0

1.2 [<0.001]

3.1

3.4

0.3 [<0.001]

2.6

3.7

1.1 [<0.001]

Stroke

1.5

1.6

0.0 [0.84]

1.7

2.0

0.3 [0.01]

1.7

2.0

0.3 [0.01]

Hypertension

11.4

11.2

-0.2 [0.36]

11.1

11.9

0.8 [0.09]

10.9

12.1

1.2 [0.04]

COPD

1.2

1.4

0.1 [0.04]

1.3

2.4

1.1 [<0.001]

0.9

3.1

2.2 [<0.001]

Asthma

5.7

5.7

-0.1 [0.91]

5.2

5.4

0.2 [0.12]

5.1

5.5

0.4 [0.03]

Cancer

0.7

0.6

-0.1 [<0.001]

0.7

0.6

-0.1 [0.35]

0.7

0.6

-0.1 [0.04]

MH

0.7

0.7

0.1 [<0.001]

0.5

0.6

0.1 [0.19]

0.5

0.7

0.2 [<0.001]

Thyroid

2.3

2.1

-0.2 [<0.001]

2.8

2.6

-0.2 [<0.001]

2.8

2.4

-0.4 [<0.001]

Epilepsy

0.7

0.6

0.0 [0.91]

0.6

0.8

0.2 [<0.001]

0.5

0.9

0.4 [<0.001]

  1. practice and population assigned data