Table 4.
Deaths during the study, by Townsend fifth of material deprivation, types of diabetes combined, and median age (interquartile range) at start of study
| Fifth of material deprivation
|
χ2 for trend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (most deprived) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 (most affluent) | ||
| Women: | ||||||
| No | 446 | 443 | 432 | 394 | 412 | P=0.004 |
| Age | 62 (50-71) | 64 (51-74) | 64 (51-74) | 64 (52-73) | 63 (47-73) | |
| Deaths (% of fifth) | 126 (28.3) | 117 (26.4) | 119 (27.5) | 94 (23.9) | 82 (19.9) | |
| Relative death rate (95% CI)* | 2.07 (1.71 to 2.43) | 2.05 (1.68 to 2.43) | 1.43 (1.17 to 1.68) | 1.41 (1.12 to 1.69) | 1.19 (0.93 to 1.45) | |
| Men: | ||||||
| No | 505 | 513 | 517 | 562 | 536 | P<0.001 |
| Age | 60 (47-68) | 62 (51-69) | 62 (52-69) | 62 (51-71) | 60 (48-69) | |
| Deaths (% of fifth) | 140 (27.7) | 144 (28.1) | 136 (26.3) | 127 (22.6) | 102 (19.0) | |
| Relative death rate (95% CI)* | 2.49 (2.08 to 2.91) | 2.41 (2.02 to 2.80) | 2.05 (1.70 to 2.39) | 1.64 (1.36 to 1.93) | 1.47 (1.19 to 1.76) | |
| Both sexes: | ||||||
| No | 951 | 956 | 949 | 956 | 948 | P<0.001 |
| Age | 61 (48-69) | 63 (51-72) | 63 (52-71) | 62 (52-72) | 61 (48-71) | |
| Deaths (% of fifth) | 266 (28.0) | 261 (27.3) | 255 (26.9) | 221 (23.1) | 184 (19.4) | |
| Relative death rate (95% CI)* | 2.34 (2.05 to 2.62) | 2.24 (1.96 to 2.51) | 1.70 (1.50 to 1.91) | 1.52 (1.32 to 1.72) | 1.30 (1.11 to 1.49) | |
*
Study death rates, directly standardised by age to the combined male and female local population without diabetes, relative to the death rate of the same population.