Table 1.
Characteristics of patients by condition.
| Hypertension | Hyperlipidaemia | Obesity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | (n = 403,129) |
(n = 105,900) |
(n = 261,682) |
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| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | |
| Year of diagnosis | 2014 | 2012–2017 | 2015 | 2013–2017 | 2014 | 2012–2017 |
| Age a | 57 | 48–67 | 55 | 46–65 | 48 | 34–61 |
| Follow-up time (in months) | 55.6 | 32.5–82.0 | 51.8 | 31.2–80.0 | 54.4 | 31.4–84.3 |
| % |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
|
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 44.3 | 178,746 | 49.8 | 52,697 | 57.2 | 149,809 |
| Male | 55.7 | 224,380 | 50.2 | 53,203 | 42.8 | 111,868 |
| Non-binary | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| Region | ||||||
| North East | 3.3 | 13,254 | 2.0 | 2,144 | 8,829 | 3.4 |
| North West | 16.1 | 64,794 | 20.6 | 21,827 | 43,739 | 16.7 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3.2 | 12,929 | 2.0 | 2,134 | 8,317 | 3.2 |
| East Midlands | 2.5 | 9,898 | 2.0 | 2,115 | 5,468 | 2.1 |
| West Midlands | 17.2 | 69,284 | 19.2 | 20,286 | 41,838 | 16.0 |
| East of England | 4.3 | 17,237 | 3.7 | 3,894 | 8,240 | 3.1 |
| South West | 12.1 | 48,950 | 5.9 | 6,282 | 40,612 | 15.5 |
| South Central | 12.7 | 51,377 | 8.6 | 9,088 | 31,257 | 11.9 |
| London | 19.6 | 78,922 | 26.2 | 27,719 | 52,311 | 20.0 |
| South East Coast | 8.9 | 35,680 | 9.4 | 9,992 | 20,799 | 7.9 |
| Unknown | 0.2 | 804 | 0.4 | 419 | 272 | 0.1 |
Table shows characteristics of patients who met all inclusion criteria.
aAge in years at time of the initial diagnosis. IQR; interquartile range.