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. 2016 Feb 4;51:627–638. doi: 10.1007/s00127-016-1185-8

Table 2.

Characteristics of primary care database, sample restricted to 18+

Lambeth Tower Hamlets Newham City and Hackney
Participants N (%) 295,516 (30) 214,600 (21.6) 282,512 (28.4) 200,488 (20.2)
Practices N (%) 47 (25) 37 (20) 64 (34) 41 (22)
Proportion resident in most deprived areasa N (%) 254,593 (86.2) 169,036 (90.0) 263,681 (98.8) 176,463 (97.7)
Proportion ethnic minorities N (%) 152,307 (62.1) 133,727 (68.2) 220,549 (84.0) 118,637 (66.9)
Prevalence severe mental illness
 N 4718 3477 3706 3484
 % (95 % CI) 1.60 (1.55, 1.64) 1.62 (1.57, 1.67) 1.31 (1.27, 1.35) 1.74 (1.68, 1.80)
Prevalence type 2 diabetes
 N 13,372 13,479 20,309 10,754
 % (95 % CI) 4.54 (4.47, 4.62) 6.30 (6.20, 6.40) 7.20 (7.11, 7.30) 5.38 (5.28, 5.48)
Prevalence hypertension
 N 32,454 22,238 38,632 24,993
 % (95 % CI) 10.98 (10.87, 11.10) 10.36 (10.23, 10.49) 13.67 (13.55, 13.80) 12.47 (12.32, 12.61)
Prevalence ischaemic heart disease
 N 5103 4792 6759 4226
 % (95 % CI) 1.73 (1.68, 1.77) 2.23 (2.17, 2.30) 2.39 (2.34, 2.45) 2.11 (2.05, 2.17)
Current or ex-smoker
 N 132,741 48,266 47,749 46,412
 % (95 % CI) 46.62 (46.44, 46.80) 50.40 (50.08, 50.72) 40.31 (40.02, 40.59) 50.33 (50.00, 50.65)

aBottom two quintiles for index of multiple deprivation 2000 at lower super output level; prevalence estimates based on number of patients on quality and outcomes framework (QoF) registers for each disease, crude estimates