Table 4 Incidence rates of hypoglycemia requiring emergency medical services in people with type 1 and insulin-treated type 2 diabetes across different categories of Scottish index of multiple deprivation
Social deprivation | Incidence rates of severe hypoglycemia (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
Type 1 diabetes | Insulin-treated type 2 diabetes | |
1 (most deprived) | 0.120 (0.093–0.147) | 0.044 (0.033–0.054) |
2 | 0.103 (0.078–0.128) | 0.048 (0.036–0.059) |
3 | 0.089 (0.069–0.108) | 0.024 (0.016–0.031) |
4 | 0.066 (0.051–0.081) | 0.037 (0.029–0.045) |
5 (least deprived) | 0.041 (0.025–0.058) | 0.032 (0.021–0.044) |