Table 1 Medicine cconsumption rate in “prevalent” subjects treated for chronic diseases, standardized by age and stratified by gender and tertile of deprivation
From: Socio-economic inequalities in the use of drugs for the treatment of chronic diseases in Italy
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) | |||