Table 3.
Effect of patient characteristics on monitoring quality (NICE standards)
| n(%) of all patients: | n (%) of patients in each demographic or clinical group meeting NICE monitoring standards for: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithium levels | Renal function (Cr) | Thyroid function | Body weight | |||
| Sex | Male | 1270 (42.7%) | 363 (28.6%) | 703 (55.4%) | 600 (47.2) | 371 (29.2%) |
| Female | 1706 (57.3%) | 539 (31.6%) | 925 (54.2%) | 876 (51.3%) | 450 (26.4%) | |
| Age | < 65 | 2068 (69.5%) | 587 (28.4%) | 1060 (51.3%) | 1000 (48.4%) | 599 (29.0%) |
| > 65 | 908 (30.5%) | 315 (34.7%) | 568 (62.6%) | 476 (52.4%) | 222 (24.4%) | |
| Ethnicity | White British | 2356 (79.2%) | 709 (35.1%) | 1264 (53.7%) | 1162 (49.3%) | 650 (27.6%) |
| Black British | 79 (2.7%) | 18 (22.8%) | 45 (57.0%) | 42 (53.2%) | 31 (39.2%) | |
| Asian | 118 (4%) | 32 (27.1%) | 70 (59.3%) | 58 (49.2%) | 43 (36.4%) | |
| Other | 53 (1.8%) | 13 (24.5%) | 30 (56.6%) | 30 (56.6%) | 22 (41.5%) | |
| Not stated | 370 (12.4%) | 130 (35.1%) | 219 (59.2%) | 184 (49.7%) | 75 (20.3%) | |
| ICD code | F20-29 | 326 (11%) | 97 (29.8%) | 182 (55.8%) | 151(46.3%) | 127 (39.0%) |
| F30-39 | 2451 (82.4%) | 753 (30.7%) | 1349 (55.0%) | 1245 (50.8%) | 623 (25.4%) | |
| Other | 137 (4.6%) | 27 (19.7%) | 59 (43.1%) | 50 (36.5%) | 62 (45.3%) | |
| Not known | 62 (2.1%) | 25 (40.3%) | 38 (61.3%) | 30 (48.4%) | 9 (14.5%) | |
| Care provider | General adult service | 2155 (72.4%) | 621 (28.8%) | 1141 (52.9%) | 1081 (50.2%) | 549 (25.5%) |
| Older peoples service | 568 (19.1%) | 220 (38.7) | 374 (65.8%) | 309 (54.4%) | 142 (25.0%) | |
| Forensic service | 76 (2.6%) | 36 (47.4%) | 60 (78.9%) | 43 (56.6%) | 56 (73.7%) | |
| Learning disabilities | 136 (4.6%) | 22 (16.2%) | 38 (27.9%) | 34 (25.0%) | 60 (44.1%) | |
| Other service | 41 (1.4%) | 3 (7.7%) | 14 (35.8%) | 9 (23.1%) | 12 (30.8%) | |