Table 2.

Observed post-COVID-19 primary care activity (CPRD Aurum) by IMD quintile, actual and age-standardised

	22 March 2020–30 January 2021 (weekly)
	Observed rate	Expected rate	Percentage reduction (95% CI)
Consultations per 100 000 patient-months
IMD quintile—1 (least deprived)	33 813	38 601	12.4 (12.1 to 12.7)
IMD quintile—2	34 169	38 793	11.9 (11.6 to 12.3)
IMD quintile—3	35 069	40 127	12.6 (12.3 to 12.9)
IMD quintile—4	33 494	37 793	11.4 (11 to 11.7)
IMD quintile—5 (most deprived)	34 561	38 212	9.6 (9.2 to 9.9)
Consultations per 100 000 patient-months (age-standardised*)
IMD quintile—1 (least deprived)	32 927	37 636	12.5 (12.2 to 12.8)
IMD quintile—2	33 916	38 647	12.2 (11.9 to 12.6)
IMD quintile—3	35 535	40 870	13.1 (12.7 to 13.4)
IMD quintile—4	36 271	41 148	11.9 (11.5 to 12.2)
IMD quintile—5 (most deprived)	38 997	43 184	9.7 (9.4 to 10)

*Age standardisation is performed according to the European Standard Population.

CPRD, Clinical Practice Research Datalink; IMD, index of multiple deprivation.