Table 1.
Associations of new primary care consultation with individual and neighbourhood deprivation
| Measure of deprivation | IHD | Diabetes | COPD | Asthma | Depression | Otitis media | OA/joint pain | URTI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Social class | ||||||||
| Managerial/professional | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Intermediate/self-employed | 1.17 (0.97, 1.42) | 1.04 (0.82, 1.34) | 1.04 (0.79, 1.38) | 1.28 (0.97, 1.70) | 0.97 (0.79, 1.18) | 0.91 (0.70, 1.19) | 1.16 (1.04, 1.29) | 0.97 (0.84, 1.12) |
| Lower supervisory/routine | 1.04 (0.88, 1.24) | 1.35 (1.10, 1.65) | 1.42 (1.13, 1.79) | 1.13 (0.88, 1.46) | 1.11 (0.94, 1.32) | 1.04 (0.83, 1.30) | 1.06 (0.96, 1.16) | 1.01 (0.89, 1.14) |
| Neighbourhood deprivation | ||||||||
| Least deprived | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Second least deprived | 1.18 (0.94, 1.48) | 1.03 (0.80, 1.33) | 1.08 (0.78, 1.50) | 1.26 (0.91, 1.75) | 1.06 (0.84, 1.32) | 0.88 (0.67, 1.16) | 0.94 (0.84, 1.05) | 0.89 (0.76, 1.03) |
| Mid-deprived | 1.29 (1.04, 1.62) | 1.04 (0.80, 1.35) | 1.37 (1.00, 1.87) | 1.13 (0.81, 1.58) | 1.30 (1.04, 1.63) | 0.85 (0.64, 1.14) | 1.03 (0.92, 1.17) | 1.02 (0.87, 1.19) |
| Second most deprived | 1.42 (1.11, 1.81) | 1.41 (1.06, 1.87) | 1.90 (1.37, 2.65) | 1.12 (0.77, 1.62) | 1.66 (1.30, 2.13) | 0.85 (0.61, 1.19) | 1.11 (0.97, 1.27) | 1.04 (0.87, 1.24) |
| Most deprived | 1.86 (1.42, 2.42) | 1.51 (1.09, 2.09) | 2.37 (1.67, 3.35) | 1.49 (1.01, 2.21) | 1.51 (1.15, 1.99) | 0.75 (0.50, 1.12) | 1.15 (0.99, 1.34) | 0.94 (0.76, 1.17) |
In those without a consultation for the morbidity in the 2 years before baseline survey, adjusted for age, gender, general practice and individual or neighbourhood deprivation.
IHD = ischaemic heart disease, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, OA = osteoarthritis, URTI = upper respiratory tract infection.