AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Our aim was to investigate trends in provision and outcomes of care by socio-economic status among @entity1 with @entity6 in Salford, United Kingdom. METHODS: Salford is a deprived urban area in North West England. Data for @entity1 with @entity6 who were younger than 20 years of age (4034 @entity1 in the year 1993 and 5671 by the year 2000) were extracted from the @entity6 Information System. Age-standardised means, proportions and attainment of targets were calculated for: processes of care indicators, intermediate outcomes and prescribing of preventive drug treatments in 1993 to 1994 and in 2000 to 2001 by quintiles of Townsend deprivation score. We did comparisons of means and proportions using age-adjusted linear regression and of trends using generalised estimating equations. Rate ratios for first microvascular and first macrovascular complication were estimated from proportional hazards models. RESULTS: Marked improvements occurred in all indicators. For @entity1 managed in primary care, blood pressure and @entity165 measurement increased from 53% to 64% (p<0.001) and 27% to 61% (p<0.001) respectively; whilst mean systolic blood pressure decreased from 147 to 140 mmHg (p<0.001) and @entity165 concentrations from 6.0 to 5.1 mmol/l (p<0.001). Mean HbA(1c) increased from 7.8 to 8.1% (p<0.001). Prescribing of @entity117 , anti- @entity101 and lipid-lowering drugs increased greatly. Trends varied little by socio-economic status. @entity1 from more affluent areas generally received more frequent clinical monitoring and preventive treatments, and had a lower BMI (29.5 vs 30.2 kg/m(2); p=0.009) and HbA(1c) (7.8 vs 8.2% p=0.006), though risks of first microvascular or macrovascular complications were similar. CONCLUSION/INTERPRETATION: Improvements in process and outcomes of care are possible for @entity1 from all socio-economic groups. Socio-economic deprivation does not preclude high quality @entity6 care.

Variations in process and outcomes of XXXX care by socio-economic status in Salford, UK.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'people'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertensive'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['Diabetes', 'diabetes'] @entity117 :: ('MESH:D001241', 'Chemical') :: ['aspirin'] @entity165 :: ('MESH:D002784', 'Chemical') :: ['cholesterol']
@entity6 :: (MESH:D003920,Disease) :: ['diabetes']
