Table 2.

Characteristics of CCGs in England (n = 209)a

VariableMeanSD10th centileMedian90th centile
Demographics
  Total population ONS MYE 2015124 250230 346476 845
  Population ONS MYE 2015 aged ≥65 years, %17.804.5711.5218.4023.34
  Total population, Census 2011117 956221 345458 976
  Average IMD 2015 score21.918.3511.1721.2833.18
QOF performance indicator
  AF007 performance indicator 2015/2016, %77.573.6973.3777.6982.00
  Exceptions from anticoagulation therapy 2015/2016, %10.413.256.9810.1813.34
Stroke measures
  Atrial fibrillation before stroke patients on anticoagulants 2015/2016, %44.9910.4131.5845.2457.14
Prescribing
  % of total anticoagulants prescribed as NOACs in Oct–Dec 201634.759.9523.0634.3246.90
  • a Variance explained by the model R2 = 0.57. CCG = clinical commissioning group. IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation. NOAC = non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant. ONS MYE = Office for National Statistics mid-year estimates. SD = standard deviation.