Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants
| N(%) | |
|---|---|
| Sexa | |
| Male | 497 (41.1) |
| Female | 712 (58.9) |
|
| |
| Age, yearsb | |
| 18–34 | 140 (12.0) |
| 35–64 | 570 (49.0) |
| ≥65 | 454 (39.0) |
|
| |
| Ethnic groupc | |
| White | 1082 (91.2) |
| Other ethnic group | 105 (8.9) |
|
| |
| Educational level | |
| Degree, degree equivalent, and above | 411 (35.2) |
| Other qualifications | 532 (45.5) |
| No qualifications | 226 (19.3) |
|
| |
| Health status | |
| Very good/good | 892 (73.5) |
| Fair/bad/very bad | 321 (26.5) |
|
| |
| Number of long-term conditions | |
| 0 | 330 (28.0) |
| 1 | 329 (27.9) |
| 2–3 | 366 (31.0) |
| >3 | 154 (13.1) |
|
| |
| Number of medications taken | |
| 0 | 344 (30.1) |
| 1–2 | 311 (27.2) |
| 3–4 | 222 (19.4) |
| >4 | 266 (23.3) |
a
Mean (SD) proportion of females registered in the 45 practices that participated in the study: 0.51 (0.05).
b
Mean (SD) proportion of eligible patients aged >65 years registered in the 45 practices that participated in the study: 0.20 (0.01).
c
Mean (SD) proportion of patients of white ethnic group registered in the 45 practices that participated in the study: 0.82 (0.04).