Table 1 Characteristics of included patients
Characteristic | Birmingham Own Health Intervention® (included in analyses) | GPRD comparison (usual care) |
|---|---|---|
N | 473 | 21,052 |
Mean age (SD) | 62.4 (13.0) | 62.8 (12.7) |
Sex | ||
Male | 263 (55.6%) | 11,820 (56.2%) |
Female | 210 (44.4%) | 9232 (43.9%) |
Smoking status | ||
Never smoker | 175 (37.0%) | 8661 (41.4%) |
Ex-smoker | 157 (33.2%) | 9134 (43.4%) |
Current smoker | 75 (15.9%) | 3144 (14.9%) |
Unknown | 66 (14.0%) | 113 (0.5%) |
Deprivation quintile of practice | ||
1 (least deprived) | 9 (1.9%) | 3479 (16.5%) |
2 | 0 | 2532 (12.0%) |
3 | 0 | 4401 (20.9%) |
4 | 90 (19.0%) | 4174 (19.8%) |
5 (most deprived) | 374 (79.1%) | 6466 (30.7%) |
Other conditions | ||
Coronary Heart Disease | 160 (33.8%) | 3646 (17.3%) |
Congestive Heart Failure | 15 (3.2%) | 470 (2.2%) |
Asthma | 36 (7.6%) | 2948 (14.0%) |
Depression | 97 (20.5%) | 3545 (16.8%) |
Stroke | 24 (5.1%) | 848 (4.0%) |
COPD | 9 (1.9%) | 695 (3.3%) |
Medications | ||
Betablockers | 123 (26.0%) | 5217 (24.8%) |
Thiazides* | 178 (37.6%) | 5769 (27.4%) |
Statins | 333 (70.4%) | 15,202 (72.2%) |
Digoxin/digitoxin | 18 (3.8%) | 437 (2.1%) |
Insulin | 170 (35.9%) | 5505 (26.2%) |