Table 1.
Frequency, prevalence and cost, by condition
| Condition | Sample frequencya | Sample prevalence,% | England prevalenceb 2007/2008, % | Patients with only this condition (out of individuals with this condition), % | Annual mean and (SD) cost, £, per patient for individuals with only this condition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Consultations | Prescribed medication | Tests and investigations | |||||
| Asthma | 5616 | 6.5 | 5.7c | 43.6 | 358 (521) | 116 (12) | 219 (447) | 23 (62) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 1818 | 2.1 | 1.31a | 11.0 | 509 (602) | 190 (165) | 267 (521) | 53 (89) |
| Cancer | 1414 | 1.6 | 1.11a | 31.5 | 596 (711) | 156 (163) | 373 (612) | 66 (130) |
| CHD | 4849 | 5.6 | 3.51a | 16.1 | 581 (791) | 153 (147) | 387 (713) | 41 (80) |
| CKD | 3302 | 3.8 | 3.7d | 6.9 | 604 (1714) | 195 (170) | 364 (1655) | 45 (75) |
| COPD | 1795 | 2.1 | 1.51a | 17.4 | 870 (764) | 198 (200) | 626 (622) | 45 (102) |
| Dementia | 415 | 0.5 | 0.41a | 18.3 | 714 (639) | 168 (164) | 522 (556) | 24 (77) |
| Depression | 12 811 | 14.9 | 10.9e | 54.9 | 262 (418) | 123 (141) | 114 (328) | 25 (68) |
| Diabetes | 4336 | 5.0 | 4.8f | 12.9 | 681 (708) | 170 (123) | 471 (671) | 40 (75) |
| Epilepsy | 799 | 0.9 | 0.82c | 38.7 | 674 (749) | 140 (160) | 502 (684) | 32 (85) |
| Heart failure | 990 | 1.1 | 0.81a | 3.5 | 781 (1262) | 215 (215) | 532 (1249) | 33 (53) |
| Hypertension | 15 646 | 18.2 | 12.81a | 32.0 | 416 (417) | 140 (123) | 244 (343) | 32 (74) |
| Learning difficulties | 319 | 0.4 | 0.32c | 41.7 | 297 (474) | 87 (97) | 199 (439) | 10 (28) |
| Mental health | 787 | 0.9 | 0.71a | 27.2 | 587 (716) | 131 (139) | 442 (692) | 15 (43) |
| Obesity | 8543 | 9.9 | 9.4g | 27.9 | 216 (315) | 105 (115) | 87 (224) | 23 (61) |
| Stroke | 2086 | 2.4 | 1.61a | 10.8 | 449 (660) | 143 (143) | 277 (606) | 29 (51) |
| Hypothyroidism | 3364 | 3.9 | 2.71a | 28.9 | 341 (374) | 142 (118) | 160 (292) | 39 (76) |
| None of the included conditions | 47 400 | 55.1 | — | — | 131 (302) | 64 (93) | 50 (244) | 17 (58) |
a
Sample size: 86 100 adults aged ≥20 years.
b
England prevalence figures were obtained from publicly available national statistics reported as part of the national QOF.
c
England prevalence based on all ages.
d
England prevalence based on ages ≥18 years.
e
England prevalence based on ages ≥18 years. This 2009/2010 figure was obtained from the Compendium of Clinical and Health Indicators at the Clinical and Health Outcomes Knowledge Base.
f
England prevalence based on ages ≥17 years.
g
England prevalence based on ages ≥16 years. CHD = coronary heart disease. CKD = chronic kidney disease. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.