Table 3.
Profile of service attenders and completers compared with those referred, by patient and practice characteristics, as a percentage of those referred, n (% of those referred)
| Referrals N=9677 |
Attendances N=3250 |
Completers N=2252 |
|
| Patient characteristics | |||
| Sex | |||
| Women | 6870 | 2331 (33.9) | 1607 (23.4) |
| Men | 2807 | 919 (32.7) | 645 (23.0) |
| Age group (years) | |||
| 18–24 | 694 | 118 (17.0) | 66 (9.5) |
| 25–44 | 3543 | 1006 (28.4) | 657 (18.5) |
| 45–64 | 4369 | 1652 (37.8) | 1179 (27.0) |
| 65+ | 1071 | 474 (44.3) | 350 (32.7) |
| SIMD 2012 quintile | |||
| Q1-most deprived | 4778 | 1388 (29.0) | 922 (19.3) |
| Q2 | 1770 | 600 (33.9) | 419 (23.7) |
| Q3 | 1254 | 481 (38.4) | 339 (27.0) |
| Q4 | 970 | 368 (37.9) | 265 (27.3) |
| Q5-most affluent | 844 | 386 (45.7) | 290 (34.4) |
| Missing | 61 | 37 | 17 |
| BMI category (kg/m2) | |||
| 30–35 | 1232 | 329 (26.7) | 225 (18.3) |
| >35–40 | 3465 | 1152 (33.2) | 764 (22.0) |
| >40–45 | 2611 | 920 (35.2) | 658 (25.2) |
| 45+ | 2369 | 849 (35.8) | 605 (25.5) |
| Practice characteristics | |||
| Training practice | |||
| No | 4920 | 1664 (33.8) | 1123 (22.8) |
| Yes | 4013 | 1310 (32.6) | 926 (23.1) |
| Missing | 744 | 276 | 203 |
| List size | |||
| <4000 | 2249 | 641 (28.5) | 465 (20.7) |
| 4000–8000 | 4633 | 1655 (35.7) | 1130 (24.4) |
| 8000+ | 2795 | 954 (34.1) | 657 (23.5) |
| Distance from WMS | |||
| Within 1 mile | 5486 | 1784 (32.5) | 1214 (22.1) |
| Between 1 and 2 miles | 2738 | 919 (33.6) | 654 (23.9) |
| 2 miles or more | 1453 | 547 (37.6) | 384 (26.4) |
| QOF points | |||
| <95 | 231 | 72 (31.2) | 52 (22.5) |
| 95–98 | 820 | 280 (34.1) | 186 (22.7) |
| 99 | 1597 | 533 (33.4) | 373 (23.4) |
| 100 | 4812 | 1611 (33.5) | 1111 (23.1) |
| Missing | 2217 | 754 | 530 |
| Deprivation status (% of practice population defined as most deprived) | |||
| <15 | 2068 | 795 (38.4) | 581 (28.1) |
| 15–40 | 4171 | 1506 (36.1) | 1034 (24.8) |
| >40 | 3438 | 949 (27.6) | 637 (18.5) |
| Referral rate per 1000 practice population | |||
| >10 | 4178 | 1328 (31.8) | 938 (22.5) |
| 5–10 | 4553 | 1550 (34.0) | 1062 (23.3) |
| <5 | 946 | 372 (39.3) | 252 (26.6) |
BMI, body mass index; QOF, Quality and Outcome Framework; SIMD, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation; WMS, weight management service.