Calculated 10 year risk percentage for all coronary heart disease by fifths of the Scottish index of multiple deprivation (SIMD) observed in the SHHEC (Scottish heart health extended cohort) population to March 1997 and expected from the Framingham risk score
| Fifth | Number | Observed | Expected | Observed:expected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk (%) | Relative risk | Risk (%) | Relative risk | Ratio | Relative ratio | ||
| Fifth 1 is the least deprived 20% of the Scottish population and fifth 5 the most deprived. Repeated surveys for the Scottish MONICA (monitoring trends and determinants in cardiovascular disease) project have led to comparative overrepresentation of the most deprived.8, 9 | |||||||
| Men | |||||||
| 1 | 1175 | 4.86 | 1.00 | 10.32 | 1.00 | 0.47 | 1.00 |
| 2 | 998 | 8.48 | 1.74 | 11.65 | 1.13 | 0.73 | 1.55 |
| 3 | 1075 | 9.13 | 1.88 | 11.54 | 1.12 | 0.79 | 1.68 |
| 4 | 1203 | 8.91 | 1.83 | 12.46 | 1.21 | 0.72 | 1.52 |
| 5 | 1968 | 9.98 | 2.05 | 12.66 | 1.23 | 0.79 | 1.67 |
| Women | |||||||
| 1 | 1157 | 1.05 | 1.00 | 4.26 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 |
| 2 | 984 | 2.34 | 2.23 | 5.34 | 1.25 | 0.44 | 1.78 |
| 3 | 1087 | 2.75 | 2.62 | 5.95 | 1.40 | 0.46 | 1.88 |
| 4 | 1285 | 4.49 | 4.28 | 6.41 | 1.50 | 0.70 | 2.84 |
| 5 | 2105 | 5.52 | 5.26 | 7.47 | 1.75 | 0.74 | 3.00 |
| Both | |||||||
| 1 | 2332 | 2.99 | 1.00 | 7.31 | 1.00 | 0.41 | 1.00 |
| 2 | 1982 | 5.42 | 1.81 | 8.52 | 1.17 | 0.64 | 1.56 |
| 3 | 2162 | 5.92 | 1.98 | 8.73 | 1.19 | 0.68 | 1.66 |
| 4 | 2488 | 6.63 | 2.22 | 9.33 | 1.28 | 0.71 | 1.74 |
| 5 | 4073 | 7.67 | 2.57 | 9.98 | 1.36 | 0.77 | 1.88 |