Table 1 Patient characteristics by UPC categories (Low, Middle, High)
UPC category | Total Patients N (%) | Age at baseline Mean (CI) | Socio-economic status Mean (CI) | Female sex N (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Before | After | p-value | Before | After | p-value | Before | After | p-value | Before | After | p-value |
Total | 208,286 (100%) | 208,286 (100%) |  | 54.9 (54.9–55.1) | 54.9 (54.9–55.1) |  | 9.16 (9.14–9.16) | 9.16 (9.14–9.16) |  | 119,968 (57.6%) | 119,968 57.6%) |  |
Low (<=50%) | 31,656 (15.2%) | 21,238 (10.2%) | < 0.001 | 49.3 (49.1–49.5) | 48.7 (48.5–48.9) | =0.041 | 8.71 (8.62–8.77) | 8.34 (8.28–8.39) | =0.006 | 18,664 (59%) | 12,398 (58%) | =0.046 |
Middle (> 50 and < 70%) | 63,072 (30.3%) | 53,669 (25.7%) | < 0.001 | 52.6 (52.5–52.7) | 51.6 (51.4–51.8) | =0.012 | 9.07 (9.04–9.10) | 8.82 (8.79–8.9) | < 0.001 | 36,274 (57.5%) | 31,083 (57.9%) | =0.042 |
High (=> 70%) | 113,559 (54.5%) | 133,379 (64.0%) | < 0.001 | 57.8 (57.7–57.9) | 57.3 (57.2–57.4) | =0.036 | 9.32 (9.30–9.34) | 9.42 (9.40–9.44) | =0.014 | 65,030 (57.26%) | 764,87 (57.35% | =0.0486 |