Table 5 Rate ratios (95% CI) of GP consultations, tests, prescriptions and referrals from 10 years before until 10 years after a first recorded diagnosis of CFS/ME in adult cases compared with controls by Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) quintiles
Year −10 to −6 | Year −5 to −1 | Year 0 | Year 1 to 5 | Year 6 to 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP consultations | |||||
Top 3 quintiles | 1.58 (1.55, 1.60) | 1.75 (1.73, 1.77) | 2.52 (2.47, 2.57) | 1.75 (1.73, 1.76) | 1.52 (1.50, 1.55) |
Bottom 2 quintiles | 1.40 (1.37, 1.43) | 1.77 (1.75, 1.80) | 2.49 (2.42, 2.56) | 1.78 (1.76, 1.81) | 1.70 (1.66, 1.75) |
Diagnostic tests | |||||
Top 3 quintiles | 1.78 (1.76, 1.81) | 2.20 (2.19, 2.22) | 3.30 (3.27, 3.34) | 1.69 (1.68, 1.70) | 1.48 (1.46, 1.49) |
Bottom 2 quintiles | 1.39 (1.37, 1.42) | 2.02 (2.00, 2.03) | 2.80 (2.76, 2.84) | 1.69 (1.68, 1.71) | 1.68 (1.66, 1.71) |
Prescriptions | |||||
Top 3 quintiles | 1.81 (1.78, 1.85) | 1.92 (1.89, 1.94) | 2.43 (2.38, 2.49) | 2.00 (1.97, 2.02) | 1.90 (1.86, 1.93) |
Bottom 2 quintiles | 1.50 (1.47, 1.53) | 1.85 (1.82, 1.88) | 2.23 (2.16, 2.30) | 1.93 (1.90, 1.96) | 2.07 (2.01, 2.13) |
Referrals | |||||
Top 3 quintiles | 1.59 (1.52, 1.66) | 2.02 (1.95, 2.09) | 3.64 (3.43, 3.86) | 2.03 (1.97, 2.10) | 1.78 (1.69, 1.87) |
Bottom 2 quintiles | 1.45 (1.38, 1.53) | 1.97 (1.88, 2.05) | 3.53 (3.25, 3.84) | 1.95 (1.86, 2.05) | 1.84 (1.69, 1.99) |