Table 2.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the primary care users who completed the PREOS‐PC questionnaire
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Sexa | |
| Male | 497 (41.11%) |
| Female | 712 (58.89%) |
| Ageb | |
| 18‐34 | 140 (12.03%) |
| 35‐64 | 570 (48.97%) |
| ≥65 | 454 (39.00%) |
| Ethnicityc | |
| White | 1082 (91.15%) |
| Other ethnic group | 105 (8.85%) |
| Educational level | |
| Degree, degree equivalent and above | 411 (35.16%) |
| Other qualifications | 532 (45.51%) |
| No qualifications | 226 (19.33%) |
| Health status | |
| Very good/good | 892 (73.54%) |
| Fair/bad/very bad | 321 (26.46%) |
| Number of long‐term conditions | |
| 0 | 330 (27.99%) |
| 1 | 329 (27.91%) |
| 2‐3 | 366 (31.04%) |
| >3 | 154 (13.06%) |
| Number of medications taken | |
| 0 | 344 (30.10%) |
| 1‐2 | 311 (27.21%) |
| 3‐4 | 222 (19.42%) |
| >4 | 266 (23.27%) |
a
Mean (SD) proportion of female registered in the 45 practices that participated in the study: 0.51 (0.05).
b
Mean (SD) proportion of eligible patients aged >65 registered in the 45 practices that participated in the study: 0.20 (0.01).
c
Mean (SD) proportion of patients from non‐white ethnicity registered in the 45 practices that participated in the study: 0.18 (0.04).