Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for the outcome and explanatory variables: balanced panel, 2006‐2007 to 2015‐2016
| Variable | Mean | SD | Min | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded dementia register | 39.75 | 36.46 | 0 | 631 | 71 420 |
| Expected dementia register | 80.91 | 64.34 | 0.02 | 1135.91 | 71 420 |
| Mean “rate” (100a recorded/expected) | 49.07 | 21.28 | 0 | 100 | 71 420 |
| DES18 participation, %: 3 y | 79.11 | 71 420 | |||
| DES18 participation, %: 2 y | 15.93 | 71 420 | |||
| DES18 participation, %: 1 y | 3.43 | 71 420 | |||
| DIS participation, % | 75.93 | 71 420 | |||
| Hospital effort (2013‐2014 to 2015‐2016 only)a | 86.06 | 17.14 | 0 | 100 | 21 426 |
| Practice list size (1000) | 7.28 | 4.23 | 0.01 | 60.38 | 71 420 |
| Practice patients 65 or older, % | 16.05 | 5.74 | 0.00 | 47.99 | 71 420 |
| Weighted achievement on the QOF clinical domain | 80.73 | 4.63 | 0.05 | 99.79 | 71 420 |
| GMS contract | 0.59 | 0.49 | 0 | 1 | 71 420 |
| Full‐time equivalent GPsb per 1000 patients | 0.57 | 1.01 | 0.01 | 266.67 | 71 420 |
| Patients living in 20% most deprived areas, % | 23.12 | 26.20 | 0.00 | 99.65 | 71 420 |
| Patients living in urban areas, % | 82.71 | 32.45 | 0 | 100 | 71 420 |
Abbreviations. DES18, Directed Enhanced Service 18; DIS, Dementia Identification Scheme; GMS, General Medical Services; GP, General practitioner; N = practice‐years; QOF, Quality and Outcomes Framework.
Hospital effort assumed to be 0 from 2006‐2007 to 2012‐2013.
Excluding retainers/registrars.