However, relative to neighbourhoods with deprivation scores in the bottom decile, those in the top decile (i.e., most materially deprived) had substantially higher rates (RR 2.02, 95% Confidence Interval 1.99, 2.05).
Men have a lifetime risk of 1 in 16 compared with 1 in 20 for women and incidence rates are substantially higher in socioeconomically deprived groups [ 2].
The above-stated facts were alleged in a motion for a new trial, together with an allegation that the petitioner was substantially prejudiced, thereby depriving him of a fair trial, and a request for a hearing to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident and its effect on the jury.
In both absolute and relative terms, the fall in deaths attributable to cholesterol reduction in the general population was substantially higher in the most deprived fifth (170 (14%) fewer deaths) than in the most affluent fifth (43 (5%) fewer deaths).
Rates of termination of pregnancy in which anomalies were detected antenatally were substantially lower in the most deprived 10th (63%) compared with the least deprived 10th (79%) (rate ratio 0.80, 0.65 to 0.97), and this was similar after adjustment for differences in maternal age (0.79, 0.65 to 0.97).
For subjects included in the EMF part of the study, the most deprived category was substantially under-represented, compared to the full set of potential first-choice controls, though there was little difference in the deprivation distribution between the cases and controls (UKCCS Investigators, 1999).
Although the prevalence of a single long-term condition was similar in deprived and non-deprived individuals (approximately 20%), multimorbidity was substantially more common among patients living in deprived areas.
But only some of them: to quote those well-known lefty provocateurs the Audit Commission, "councils in the most deprived areas have seen substantially greater reductions in government funding as a share of revenue expenditure than councils in less deprived areas".
However, health is substantially worse in York's most deprived areas and there is still a gap of nearly ten years in life expectancy for males between the most and least deprived communities.
The figures reinforce claims that have been made by organisations such as the Audit Commission, the local government spending watchdog, which said in a report last year that "councils in the most deprived areas have seen substantially greater reductions in government funding as a share of revenue expenditure than councils in less deprived areas".
