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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Epidemiol. 2016 Sep 26;46(3):796–796i. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyw152

Table 6.

Odds of glucose management measures according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation

Indicator Quintile of Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
 Least versus most deprived
1 (most deprived) 2 3 4 5 (least deprived) OR (95% CI)
Insulin frequency ≥ 4 injections/day 612 (67.8) 681 (70.3) 808 (73.1) 1012 (76.3) 1156 (75.9) 1.48 (1.26,1.72)
Insulin pump use 13 (1.4) 30 (3.1) 53 (4.8) 87 (6.6) 81 (5.3) 4.08 (2.33, 7.73)
Blood glucose Monitoring ≥ 4 tests/day 408 (45.6) 464 (48.0) 572 (51.9) 715 (54.0) 864 (56.6) 1.53 (1.29,1.81)
Carbohydrate counting 422 (47.2) 543 (56.9) 687 (63.1) 866 (65.8) 997 (66.1) 2.31 (1.94,2.74)

Data are numerator (%) unless otherwise indicated; odds ratio adjusted for age and sex, P < 0.001 for all indicators.