Table 2.

Characteristics of practice populations

Measure	Source of data
Deprivation indices	Based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007
Percentage of GP list on diabetes register	QOF prevalence register 2006/2007
Percentage of White ethnicity	Based on hospital episode statistics
Percentage of population who are over 65	Based on mid-year practice population estimates provided by the PCT
Percentage of population who are male	Based on mid-year practice population estimates provided by the PCT
List size	Based on mid-year practice population estimates provided by the PCT

GP, general practitioner; PCT, primary care trusts; QOF, quality outcomes framework.