Characteristic | n |
---|---|
Number of consultations in past year (median and IQR) | 3.0 (2.0–6.0) |
Lives alone | 319 |
Who last consultation was for | |
Self | 1218 |
Someone else | 168 |
Carer | |
Yes | 340 |
No | 1037 |
Social isolation | |
Highly isolated | 139 |
Not isolated | 1249 |
Limiting illness | |
Yes | 344 |
No | 1031 |
Location | |
Leicestershire | 885 |
London | 551 |
Educational level | |
Degree level | 533 |
Beyond minimum leaving age | 293 |
Up to minimum leaving age | 561 |
Reason for consultation | |
New problem | 621 |
Review of long-term problem | 524 |
Other reasons | 125 |
Occupation | |
In work | 700 |
Retired | 483 |
Unemployed | 239 |
Ethnic group | |
White | 1239 |
South Asian | 56 |
Black | 23 |
Other | 59 |
Who consulted | |
GP in a practice | 1077 |
Nurse in a practice | 137 |
Other | 84 |
Age group in years by sex | |
18–29 | |
Male | 46 |
Female | 115 |
30–54 | |
Male | 191 |
Female | 329 |
55–74 | |
Male | 180 |
Female | 249 |
≥75 | |
Male | 128 |
Female | 121 |
EQ–5D by age group in years, mean (95% CI) | |
18–29 | 0.93 (0.91 to 0.95) |
30–54 | 0.87 (0.85 to 0.89) |
55–74 | 0.78 (0.75 to 0.81) |
≥75 | 0.68 (0.64 to 0.72) |
IQR = interquartile range.