Characteristics of patients and GPs
| Group | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Patients (n= 295) | |
| Patient sex | |
| Male | 107 (36.3) |
| Female | 188 (63.7) |
| Patient age, years | |
| 18–34 | 76 (25.8) |
| 35–49 | 51 (17.3) |
| 50–64 | 74 (25.1) |
| ≥65 | 81 (27.5) |
| Not reported | 13 (4.4) |
| Patient ethnic group | |
| White | 258 (87.5) |
| Other | 29 (9.8) |
| Not reported | 8 (2.7) |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile | |
| 1st (least deprived) | 95 (32.2) |
| 2nd | 48 (16.3) |
| 3rd | 31 (10.5) |
| 4th | 46 (15.6) |
| 5th (most deprived) | 74 (25.1) |
| Not reported | 1 (0.3) |
| GPs (n = 23)a | |
| Doctor sex | |
| Male | 10 |
| Female | 13 |
| Doctor age, years | |
| 18–34 | 3 |
| 35–49 | 11 |
| 50–64 | 9 |
| Doctor ethnic group | |
| White | 23 |
| Other | 0 |
| Not reported | 0 |
| Doctor role | |
| Partner | 19 |
| Salaried | 4 |
↵a Given the sample size for GPs of 23, percentages are not given.