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. 2022 Nov 9;21:157. doi: 10.1186/s12939-022-01772-8

Table 1.

Medicine cconsumption rate in “prevalent” subjects treated for chronic diseases, standardized by age and stratified by gender and tertile of deprivation

Men (≥ 18 year) Women (≥ 18 year)
Tertiles of deprivation Standardized consumption rate (95% CI) Age-standardized consumption rate Standardized consumption rate (95% CI) Age-standardized consumption rate
Hypertension 1 165.30 (165.29–165.31) 170.85 128.10 (128.10–128.11) 141.78
2 169.08 (169.07–169.09) 138.22 (138.21–138.22)
3 178.20 (178.19–178.21) 159.92 (159.91–159.93)
Dyslipidemia 1 42.30 (42.30–42.31) 44.35 26.26 (26.26–26.26) 30.03
2 43.14 (43.13–43.14) 28.70 (28.70–28.71)
3 47.68 (47.68–47.69) 35.42 (35.41–35.42)
Osteoporosis 1 0.59 (0.59–0.59) 0.56 5.52 (5.52–5.53) 6.57
2 0.56 (0.56–0.56) 6.32 (6.32–6.32)
3 0.51 (0.51–0.51) 7.97 (7.97–7.98)
Diabetes 1 19.57 (19.57–19.58) 21.80 11.92 (11.92–11.93) 15.09
2 20.52 (20.52–20.52) 13.95 (13.94–13.95)
3 25.00 (24.99–25.00) 19.07 (19.07–19.07)
COPD 1 8.63 (8.63–8.63) 9.87 6.12 (6.12–6.12) 6.50
2 9.50 (9.50–9.50) 6.48 (6.48–6.49)
3 11.42 (11.41–11.42) 6.89 (6.89–6.89)