Appendix 2

Adjusted proportions and 95% CI for the use of lipid-lowering medication (A) before and (B) after diabetes diagnosis by CHD status at the time of diabetes diagnosis.

2000200120022003200420052006
Patient groupIncomePer cent95% CIPer cent95% CIPer cent95% CIPer cent95% CIPer cent95% CIPer cent95% CIPer cent95% CI
(A) Before
 Diabetes-onlyLowest4(4 to 5)8(6 to 9)8(7 to 9)10(9 to 12)11(10 to 13)13(12 to 14)14(13 to 16)
2nd6(5 to 7)8(7 to 9)10(9 to 11)12(11 to 13)14(13 to 16)16(15 to 17)17(16 to 19)
3rd6(6 to 7)9(8 to 10)11(9 to 12)13(12 to 14)16(14 to 17)18(16 to 19)20(18 to 21)
4th6(5 to 7)10(8 to 11)11(10 to 12)13(12 to 15)15(13 to 16)15(14 to 16)19(18 to 21)
Highest7(6 to 8)9(8 to 11)12(11 to 13)12(11 to 14)16(14 to 17)18(17 to 20)21(20 to 23)
 Patients with CHD before diabetesLowest20(16 to 24)26(22 to 31)29(25 to 34)32(28 to 38)36(32 to 41)36(32 to 42)44(39 to 50)
2nd23(20 to 26)30(27 to 34)35(31 to 38)39(36 to 43)43(39 to 46)47(43 to 51)49(45 to 53)
3rd29(25 to 34)37(33 to 42)38(33 to 42)41(37 to 46)50(46 to 55)48(43 to 53)53(48 to 58)
4th37(31 to 44)34(28 to 40)43(37 to 50)47(41 to 54)50(45 to 57)55(49 to 62)60(53 to 67)
Highest35(28 to 43)45(37 to 54)49(41 to 57)53(46 to 52)60(53 to 69)58(51 to 66)67(59 to 76)
 Patients with coincident CHD and diabetesLowest8(4 to 14)5(3 to 10)13(8 to 20)5(3 to 10)10(6 to 16)13(9 to 20)11(7 to 17)
2nd7(5 to 10)10(7 to 13)10(7 to 14)13(9 to 18)10(7 to 14)16(12 to 21)14(9 to 19)
3rd8(5 to 12)9(6 to 15)9(5 to 14)12(8 to 18)15(10 to 20)13(8 to 18)21(15 to 28)
4th7(4 to 12)11(6 to 18)11(6 to 18)7(4 to 13)18(12 to 26)13(8 to 20)15(9 to 22)
Highest10(5 to 17)10(5 to 17)12(7 to 19)18(11 to 28)17(11 to 25)18(11 to 26)19(12 to 28)
(B) After
 Diabetes-onlyLowest15(13 to 17)19(17 to 21)23(21 to 25)28(25 to 30)33(30 to 35)33(31 to 35)35(33 to 37)
2nd19(17 to 20)20(18 to 21)25(23 to 27)27(26 to 29)36(34 to 38)37(35 to 39)38(36 to 40)
3rd19(18 to 21)23(21 to 25)25(23 to 27)30(28 to 33)37(35 to 40)39(37 to 41)40(38 to 43)
4th21(20 to 24)24(22 to 27)28(26 to 30)32(30 to 34)37(35 to 39)37(35 to 40)41(39 to 43)
Highest21(20 to 23)25(23 to 27)29(27 to 31)31(29 to 33)39(37 to 42)40(38 to 43)43(41 to 45)
 Patients with CHD before diabetesLowest39(32 to 46)42(36 to 49)48(42 to 56)54(47 to 61)59(53 to 67)58(51 to 65)63(56 to 71)
2nd42(38 to 47)49(44 to 54)52(47 to 57)57(52 to 63)64(59 to 69)64(59 to 70)67(62 to 73)
3rd48(41 to 54)55(48 to 62)58(52 to 64)60(54 to 66)68(62 to 75)66(60 to 73)69(63 to 76)
4th58(50 to 67)54(46 to 63)59(51 to 67)64(56 to 72)67(59 to 75)68(61 to 76)77(69 to 86)
Highest57(48 to 68)62(52 to 73)64(55 to 75)64(55 to 75)73(65 to 83)74(65 to 83)77(67 to 87)
 Patients with coincident CHD and diabetesLowest59(47 to 74)55(43 to 69)60(47 to 74)59(47 to 72)64(52 to 79)67(55 to 81)65(53 to 79)
2nd47(39 to 56)56(47 to 66)61(51 to 71)59(50 to 70)64(54 to 75)71(62 to 82)73(61 to 85)
3rd51(40 to 63)61(49 to 75)62(51 to 75)65(53 to 78)75(63 to 88)73(61 to 87)76(64 to 91)
4th62(50 to 76)64(51 to 80)73(59 to 89)67(54 to 81)76(63 to 91)79(65 to 94)78(64 to 94)
Highest65(51 to 81)66(52 to 82)75(61 to 92)87(71 to 106)76(62 to 93)82(68 to 99)76(61 to 94)
  • CHD, coronary heart disease.