Table 3.
Correlations between Mean Area Socioeconomic Status Score (Index of Multiple Deprivation), Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Prevalence and Rates of Hospital Admission for CHD and for Coronary Angioplasty and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Quality and Outcomes Framework Points per Practice per 1,000 Population, By Age
| Correlation coefficient (p value if not <0.001) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence | DSR unplanned CHD hospital admissions | DSR elective CHD hospital admissions | DSR CABG | DSR coronary angioplasty | QOF points per practice per 1,000 population | |
| Ages 45–74 | ||||||
| IMD | +0.27 | +0.74 | +0.45 | +0.45 | +0.35 | +0.10 (p = 0.10) |
| Prevalence | – | +0.15 (p = 0.012) | +0.09 (p = 0.14) | +0.22 | −0.25 | +0.33 |
| DSR unplanned CHD hospital admission | – | +0.45 | +0.45 | +0.37 | −0.12 (p = 0.045) | |
| DSR elective CHD hospital admission | – | +0.65 | +0.66 | −0.12 (p = 0.032) | ||
| DSR CABG | – | +0.35 | −0.02 (p = 0.74) | |||
| DSR coronary angioplasty | – | −0.22 | ||||
| QOF points per practice per 1,000 population | – | |||||
| Ages 75+ | ||||||
| IMD | +0.27 | +0.46 | −0.11 (p = 0.064) | −0.11 (p = 0.062) | −0.10 (p = 0.082) | +0.10 (p = 0.10) |
| Prevalence | – | +0.39 | −0.22 | −0.09 (p = 0.13) | −0.43 | +0.33 |
| DSR unplanned CHD hospital admission | – | −0.16 (p = 0.005) | +0.02 (p = 0.69) | −0.26 | 0.04 (p = 0.45) | |
| DSR elective CHD hospital admission | – | +0.66 | +0.69 | −0.04 (p = 0.47) | ||
| DSR CABG | – | +0.35 | −0.02 (p = 0.73) | |||
| DSR coronary angioplasty | – | −0.15 (p = 0.012) | ||||
DSR = directly standardized rate per 100,000 population, CHD = coronary heart disease, CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting, IMD = index of multiple deprivation, QOF = Quality and Outcomes Framework