Table 1.

Characteristics of included patients (N = 190 036)

% (n)
Sex
  Males45.3 (86 106)
  Females54.7 (103 930)
Age (years)
  18–2914.5 (27 551)
  30–3914.7 (27 913)
  40–4918.8 (35 699)
  50–5918.1 (34 483)
  60–6915.9 (30 399)
  70–7911.3 (21 383)
  ≥806.6 (12 608)
IMD
  Quintile 1 (least deprived)25.9 (49 183)
  Q221.1 (40 057)
  Q320.3 (38 582)
  Q418.4 (34 900)
  Q5 (most deprived)14.4 (27 314)
Multimorbidity level
  0 conditions39.2 (74 548)
  1 condition25.3 (48 043)
  2 conditions14.9 (28 306)
  3 conditions9.0 (17 054)
  4–5 conditions8.4 (15 969)
  ≥6 conditions3.2 (6116)
Multimorbidity type
  Not multimorbida64.5 (122 591)
  Multimorbid — physical onlyb23.1 (43 822)
  Multimorbid — including a mental health conditionc12.4 (23 623)

  • ↵a 0–1 long-term condition.

  • ↵b ≥2 physical conditions and no mental health conditions.

  • ↵c ≥2 conditions with ≥1 mental health condition. IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation. Q = quintile.