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. 1999 Jul 10;319(7202):83–86. doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7202.83

Table 2.

Mean number of reagent strips dispensed (95% confidence intervals) and median (range) number by sex, age, duration of diabetes, and deprivation category

Detail Type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes
Mean (95% CI) Median (range) Mean (95% CI) Median (range)
Total 659 (597 to 720) 300 (0-6220) 576 (519 to 634) 300 (0-10100)
Sex:
 Male 611 (531 to 691) 300 (0-6220) 621 (523 to 719) 250 (0-10100)
 Female 719 (623 to 815) 350 (0-5300) 535 (470 to 559) 300 (0-4300)
Age (years):
 0-14 1148 (906 to 1390) 850 (0-5000)
 15-24 444 (323 to 565) 200 (0-6220)
 25-44 635 (548 to 721) 300 (0-6000) 1061 (593 to 1528) 300 (0-5400)
 45-64 724 (581 to 866) 400 (0-4500) 687 (583 to 791) 400 (0-10100)
 ⩾65 419 (154 to 685)  50 (0-2450) 454 (396 to 513) 200 (0-4600)
Duration of diabetes (years):
 0-4  980 (779 to 1182) 500 (0-6220) 759 (605 to 913) 400 (0-4300)
 5-9 481 (373 to 588) 250 (0-5450) 515 (414 to 615) 250 (0-5400)
 10-14 615 (473 to 758) 300 (0-4700) 504 (411 to 598) 300 (0-4600)
 15-19 614 (454 to 775) 300 (0-4850) 509 (394 to 623) 250 (0-2850)
 ⩾20 637 (537 to 736) 350 (0-4500) 635 (435 to 836) 200 (0-10100)
Carstairs deprivation category:
 1 706 (462 to 949) 375 (0-5000)  776 (525 to 1006) 400 (0-5400)
 2 749 (592 to 906) 400 (0-6000) 660 (517 to 803) 350 (0-4600)
 3 742 (613 to 872) 319 (0-6220) 578 (477 to 679) 300 (0-3550)
 4 626 (480 to 772) 300 (0-5450) 497 (384 to 609) 250 (0-4500)
 5 668 (494 to 842) 350 (0-4350) 587 (404 to 771) 250 (0-3800)
 6 or 7 455 (334 to 575) 250 (0-5300) 520 (357 to 684) 200 (0-10100)