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Table 1 Standardised mortality ratio for all-cause mortality at ages 15 to 64 years according to tertiles of deprivation and general practitioner supply.

From: Availability and structure of primary medical care services and population health and health care indicators in England

GP SUPPLY TERTILE

TOWNSEND SCORE TERTILE

 

Least deprived

Middle

Most deprived

 

N

Mean SMR (95% CI)

N

Mean SMR (95% CI)

N

Mean SMR (95% CI)

Fewest GPs

0

-

15

96 (90 to 102)

18

112 (106 to 119)

Middle

11

80 (76 to 84)

12

88 (82 to 93)

10

100 (93 to 107)

Most GPs

22

76 (74 to 78)

6

85 (71 to 99)

5

96 (76 to 115)

  1. CI, confidence interval; GP, general practitioner; N, number of health authorities; SMR, standardised mortality ratio for all-cause mortality at ages 15–64 years Note: 1993 was used as reference to calculate SMR