Table 2

Characteristics of practice populations and Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) achievement

MeanSDMinimumMaximumMedianIQR
Practice characteristics
 Practice population, n6621400398438 34357975612
 Population black/black other, %3.47.40.072.40.52.4
 Smoking prevalence, %24.96.413.251.723.79.2
 Deprivation (IMD 2004) scorea23.712.62.271.921.318.6
 Standardised stroke admissions/100 000 population103.739.10.0476.599.324.1
 Observed stroke prevalence, %1.60.70.018.61.60.9
 Undiagnosed stroke prevalence, %,0.80.6−15.93.30.80.7
 GPs/100 000 practice population56.118.10.0337.155.119.5
QOF achievement, %b
 Stroke 6 achievement88.16.70.0100.088.67.5
 Stroke 8 achievement76.89.30.0100.077.611.1
 Stroke 10 achievement89.77.60.0100.090.47.1
 Stroke 12 achievement94.65.50.0100.094.75.1
 Hypertension 5 achievement78.96.422.2100.079.07.9
 Patient Experience 7 achievement84.214.10.00100.087.313.6
 Patient Experience 8 achievement77.117.50.0100.080.823.0
  • a Weighting for each practice produced by aggregating IMD scores from postcodes of individual registered patients.

  • b Total points/available, %.

  • IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation. IQR = interquartile range.