Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study population
| N =406 929 | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female (%) | 220 153 (54.1) |
| Male (%) | 186 776 (45.9) |
| Birth year (mean±SD ) | 1951±8.0 |
| Attained age 1 (mean±SD ) | 56.9±8.0 |
| Region of the UK | |
| England (%) | 296 248 (72.8) |
| Scotland (%) | 25 768 (6.3) |
| Wales (%) | 13 868 (3.4) |
| Missing (%) | 71 045 (17.5) |
| Self-report overall health rating | |
| 1 = Excellent (%) | 67 672 (16.6) |
| 2 = Good (%) | 238 009 (58.5) |
| 3 = Fair (%) | 82 998 (20.4) |
| 4 = Poor (%) | 16 826 (4.1) |
| Missing (%) | 1 424 (0.4) |
| Total inpatient diagnoses | 6 881 462 |
| Total primary care diagnoses | 101 441 015 |
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Attained age is defined as the participants’ age at their enrollment in the UK Biobank.