Analysing horizontal equity in enrolment in Disease Management Programmes for coronary heart disease in Germany 2008–2010

Table 2 Horizontal inequity indices and 95% confidence intervals for enrolment in the Disease Management Program for coronary heart disease across highest educational attainment and regional deprivation by sex

	Female	Male	Population
SES-variable	Horizontal inequity index - *HII* *(SE)* [95% CI]			N
Highest educational attainment^*	−0.012	−0.04	−0.024	720
	(0.040)	(0.032)	(0.025)
	[−0.091; 0.067]	[−0.010; 0.022]	[−0.072; 0.024]
Regional deprivation of patients’ residential areas (GIMD)^**	0.086	0.014	0.036	720
	(0.040)	(0.032)	(0.025)
	[0.007; 0.165]	[−0.048; 0.077]	[−0.012; 0.085]

HII: Concentration index of need-standardized enrolment. Need variables used for standardization: Cumulative Illness Rating Scale severity index, age, sex and self-rated health. *HII is adjusted for the non-need factors immigration background and social contacts. **HII is adjusted for the individual-level non-need factors educational attainment (dummy: Level I vs. Level II + III), immigration background (dummy: yes/no) and social contacts (dummy: 0–1 contacts vs. 2 or more). N = sample size on which the need-standardized prediction is based (complete case analysis). Differences to N = 1,280 due to missing data in covariables and/or municipality ID and/or GP-practice ID. GIMD: German Index of Multiple Deprivation. 90% CIs for HII estimates across highest educational attainment: Female [−0.078; 0.054], Male [−0.092; 0.012], Population [−0.065; 0.017]. 90% CIs for HII estimates across GIMD: Female [0.012; 0.152], Male [−0.038; 0.066], Population [−0.005; 0.080].

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