Table 3. Association of socioeconomic status and demographic characteristics, and the features, management, and clinical course of the RHD.

Variable	Yes (n)	No (n)	SEIFA if yes Median (IQR)	SEIFA if no Median (IQR)	p
Age <40 years	410	276	870 (836–967)	870 (771–967)	0.26
Female	458	228	870 (836–967)	870 (836–967)	0.21
Indigenous Australian	622	64	870 (836–967)	967 (924–967)	0.0001
Remote/rural residence	344	342	836 (713–853)	967 (914–967)	0.0001
Severe disease	177	509	914 (836–967)	870 (836–967)	0.02
>10 hospitalisations	190	496	922 (836–967)	870 (836–967)	0.004
RHD related hospitalisation	249	437	914 (836–967)	859 (771–967)	0.0001
Surgical intervention	119	567	958 (859–967)	870 (836–967)	0.0001
Died	39	647	931 (836–967)	870 (836–967)	0.17
Good Adherence to secondary prophylaxis	73	220	870 (836–967)	896 (836–967)	0.85
≥ 5 echocardiograms	404	282	870 (836–967)	914 (836–967)	0.14
RHD progression on serial echocardiograms	131	498	870 (771–967)	870 (836–967)	0.54
Specialist review	643	43	870 (836–967)	967 (836–967)	0.0003
Dental review	189	497	859 (771–958)	896 (836–967)	0.0001

IQR: interquartile range; RHD: Rheumatic heart disease