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Table 2 Characteristics of patients with a record of smoking status and cessation advice in 2002, 2004 and 2008

From: The impact of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) on the recording of smoking targets in primary care medical records: cross-sectional analyses from The Health Improvement Network (THIN) database

 

2002

2004

2008

 

Patients with smoking status recorded in last 27 months

Current smokers with advice recorded in last 15 months

Patients with smoking status recorded in last 27 months

Current smokers with advice recorded in last 15 months

Patients with smoking status recorded in last 27 months

Current smokers with advice recorded in last 15 months

 

Denominator

%

Denominator

%

Denominator

%

Denominator

%

Denominator

%

Denominator

%

All patients

1,998,631

25.6

421,358

11.3

2,053,840

44.0

453,646

32.4

2,149,026

64.5

463,457

50.5

Age†

15-24

241,936

18.6

36,468

13.7

261,188

31.6

47,638

36.4

298,969

53.9

61,375

47.5

25-34

296,333

22.3

85,289

10.1

286,938

36.7

89,143

26.6

282,456

55.9

89,525

40.9

35-44

385,447

22.9

93,873

10.7

394,638

37.4

104,037

27.1

395,272

57.3

105,830

43.8

45-54

345,378

26.3

80,974

11.7

350,101

42.7

85,565

31.5

373,439

62.6

88,247

50.5

55-64

299,840

30.8

65,769

12.4

321,177

50.9

69,893

37.7

341,211

70.3

67,240

59.4

65-74

224,454

33.0

37,606

12.4

232,115

59.8

36,970

44.3

239,648

80.3

33,928

71.8

≥ 75

205,243

27.2

21,379

7.9

207,683

56.3

20,400

40.6

218,031

80.4

17,312

74.9

Gender†

Male

988,459

21.5

211,056

10.1

1,019,442

37.7

230,573

28.4

1,064,916

58.6

247,672

44.6

Female

1,010,172

29.6

210,302

12.5

1,034,398

50.2

223,073

36.4

1,084,110

70.4

215,785

57.1

Townsend category†

I

450,110

24.9

68,892

10.7

469,438

42.4

71,931

28.9

495,833

62.1

67,801

47.0

II

382,371

26.1

68,820

11.3

395,531

44.2

72,939

30.0

418.070

64.6

71,872

49.8

III

360,749

26.5

79,603

11.9

372,521

45.0

86,009

32.8

396,779

65.5

88,699

50.9

IV

309,129

27.5

81,939

12.4

318,962

46.2

90,016

34.2

340,826

66.5

96,564

51.9

V

211,144

26.4

65,709

11.9

218,173

45.3

73,396

34.6

233,040

67.8

81,531

53.0

Missing

285,128

22.5

56,395

9.2

279,215

41.5

59,355

33.1

264,478

62.2

56,990

48.7

Chronic conditions†

No CHD

1,907,513

24.3

405,044

10.9

1,955,671

42.0

437,596

31.0

2,050,655

63.2

449,704

49.2

CHD

91,118

52.8

16,314

20.9

98,169

84.1

16,050

68.8

98,371

93.4

13,753

92.9

No Stroke / TIA

1,962,125

25.4

414,504

11.3

2,014,161

43.5

446,817

31.9

2,106,472

64.0

457,201

49.9

Stroke / TIA

36,506

38.3

6,854

14.7

39,679

72.0

6,829

59.3

42,554

89.1

6,256

91.9

No CKD

1,998,236

25.6

421,296

11.3

2,052,590

44.0

453,469

32.4

2,046,855

63.4

453,837

49.7

CKD

395

37.5

62

8.1

1,250

55.8

177

42.4

102,171

88.4

9,620

87.0

No Psychoses

1,988,078

25.5

417,503

11.3

2,041,506

44.0

448,735

32.3

2,134,016

64.4

457,314

50.3

Psychoses

10,553

29.4

3,855

12.6

12,334

52.1

4,911

37.9

15,010

83.0

6,143

64.7

No COPD

1,969,089

25.3

410,412

11.1

2,020,769

43.4

441,983

31.5

2,106,205

63.9

449,485

49.1

COPD

29,542

49.8

10,946

20.1

33,071

82.3

11,663

66.4

42,821

98.1

13,972

95.4

No Hypertension

1,769,912

23.5

382,822

10.9

1,777,210

39.8

410,782

29.9

1,818,626

60.2

419,611

46.2

Hypertension

228,719

41.8

38,536

16.0

276,630

71.7

42,864

55.5

330,400

88.4

43,846

91.5

No DM

1,970,857

25.1

416,325

11.2

2,005,687

43.0

445,475

31.6

2,055,686

63.1

449,206

49.1

DM

27,774

59.4

5,033

20.3

48,153

88.1

8,171

71.9

93,340

96.2

14,251

95.1

No Asthma

468,235

24.7

398,582

10.9

1,939,817

42.3

427,707

30.6

2,029,919

62.9

440,467

48.4

Asthma

43,891

43.0

22,776

19.3

114,023

72.5

25,939

60.9

119,107

92.3

22,990

90.9

No ≥ 1 CC

336,405

21.2

339,714

9.9

1,579,698

35.7

363,324

26.2

1,584,842

55.7

370,482

40.8

≥ 1 CC

175,721

42.7

81,644

17.3

474,142

71.9

90,322

57.1

564,184

89.3

92,975

89.0

  1. [† = % values calculated as row percentages].