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.