Table 1 Characteristics of the Segments

 Non-elective inpatient admissions

0.01 (0.1)^z

0.17 (0.41)^x

1.27 (0.54)^x

3.27 (1.68)^x

0.02 (0.15)^y

0.34 (0.55)^x

0.35 (0.69)^x

0.02 (0.13)

1.25 (1.29)^x

0 (0)^z

0.14 (0.52)

KW: < 0.000

 Elective inpatient admissions

0 (0)

1.22 (0.54)^x

0.03 (0.16)^x

0.36 (0.65)^x

0 (0)

0.14 (0.36)^y

0.1 (0.37)^y

0 (0)

0.14 (0.43)^z

0 (0.02)

0.08 (0.34)

KW: < 0.000

 Outpatient first attendances

0 (0)^x

0.87 (0.88)^y

0.39 (0.6)^x

1.79 (1.82)^x

1.23 (0.52)^y

1.89 (1.19)^y

1.26 (1.17)^y

0.17 (0.39)^x

0.92 (1.13)^y

0.09 (0.3)^x

0.34 (0.72)

KW: < 0.000

 Outpatient follow-up attendances

0.14 (0.71)^x

2.02 (2.39)^x

1.17 (1.85)^y

4.22 (4.69)^y

1.17 (1.92)^y

3.66 (3.03)^y

20.53 (12.98)^x

0.79 (1.52)^x

2.26 (3.96)^x

0.26 (0.92)^x

0.91 (2.98)

KW: < 0.000

 GP practice visits

0.11 (0.4)^x

1.34 (1.56)^y

1.3 (1.28)^y

4.94 (3.54)^x

0.93 (1.06)^x

4.6 (2.29)^x

1.55 (2.05)^z

0.71 (1.02)^x

7.55 (3.28)^x

0.81 (0.99)^x

0.74 (1.51)

KW: < 0.000

 Prescribing (Distinct Drug Count)

1.78 (2.04)^x

8.11 (6.39)^y

6.65 (5.64)^x

15.9 (10.01)^z

4.31 (3.61)^x

15 (7.92)^z

8.28 (7.62)^y

12.35 (4.58)^z

20.64 (9.23)^x

2.61 (2.77)^x

4.75 (5.8)

KW: < 0.000

 A&E attendances, mean (SD)

0 (0)^x

0.48 (0.81)^x

1.52 (1.02)^y

5.13 (3.15)^x

0.28 (0.49)^x

1.13 (1.22)^x

0.69 (1.12)^x

0.14 (0.39)^x

2.04 (1.93)^y

1.46 (0.84)^x

0.41 (0.95)

KW: < 0.000

 Age, mean (SD)

36.2 (21.5)^x

53.6 (20.5)^x

38.2 (27.9)^x

47.5 (27.3)^x

42.9 (23)^y

59.3 (21.4)^y

42.1 (20.3)^y

60.4 (18.5)^y

82.1 (11.1)^x

29.8 (20)^x

41.4 (23.7)

AN: < 0.000

 Quintile 1 & 2 Deprivation, %

84.2

85.7

87.6

88.6

85.0

85.2

86.5

86.1

78.5^z

85.6

85.0

χ2: < 0.000

 Current smoker, %

20.3

23.1

22.3

27.2

22.1

22.1

28.0

25.9^z

12.8^x

20.6

21.6

χ2: < 0.000

 Risk of emergency admission in next 12 months, mean (SD)

0.07 (0.05)^x

0.27 (0.13)^x

0.23 (0.14)^y

0.45 (0.19)

0.2 (0.1)^y

0.38 (0.15)

0.36 (0.16)^z

0.24 (0.12)^x

0.5 (0.17)^z

0.12 (0.08)^x

0.15 (0.13)

AN: < 0.000

 Number of LTCs, mean (SD)

0.58 (0.92)^y

2.55 (2.36)^x

2.08 (2.44)^x

5.27 (4.03)^y

1.22 (1.46)^x

3.75 (2.68)^y

2.31 (2.45)^x

2.89 (1.95)^x

6.46 (3.39)^x

0.64 (1)^y

1.32 (1.9)

KW: < 0.000

  ARMD

0.2^y

1.6

0.9^z

1.9

0.7^z

2.8^z

2.2

1.9

9.0^x

0.2^z

0.7

χ2: < 0.000

  Arthritis

0.2^z

1.2

1.2

2.6^z

0.8

5.0^y

1.2

2.4^z

5.7^y

0.3^z

0.9

χ2: < 0.000

  Asthma

7.1^y

15.7

13.6

24.6^z

10.3^z

21.3^z

16.2

21.9^z

11.8

9.6^z

11.0

χ2: < 0.000

  Bipolar Disorder

0.1^z

0.4

0.5

2.7^z

0.4

1.3^z

2.5^z

0.8

1.4

0.1

0.4

χ2: < 0.000

  CHF

0.1^z

1.8^z

2.1

8.4^x

0.5^z

4.8^x

2.2

2.6^z

14.9^x

0.1^z

1.0

χ2: < 0.000

  COPD

0.7^y

7.1^z

6.3^z

20.6^x

2.0^x

12.9^y

6.5^z

12.2^y

30.7^x

0.5^y

3.6

χ2: < 0.000

  CRF

1.1^y

6.7^z

5.7^z

15.7^y

3.2^y

13.1^y

5.6

10.8^x

31.0^x

0.8^y

3.8

χ2: < 0.000

  Depression

6.8^x

15.4

13.5

28.7^y

11.9^y

17.7

17.2

16.8

22.0

8.5^x

10.3

χ2: < 0.000

  Diabetes

2.1^y

11.7^y

8.2^x

21.7

5.3^x

25.4

13.3^y

24.9

24.8

1.9^y

7.1

χ2: < 0.000

  Glaucoma

0.5^y

3.4

1.5

2.8

1.3

4.5^y

2.0

3.2

9.5^x

0.3^y

1.3

χ2: < 0.000

  Hypertension

9.5^x

33.4^x

22.8^y

39.2^x

17.8^y

46.6^x

21.0^z

49.5^x

68.1^x

7.2^x

18.9

χ2: < 0.000

  Hyperthyroidism

1.8^y

7.4^y

4.9^z

11.1^z

4.1^z

11.7^z

5.2

11.5^z

17.5^x

1.6^y

4.2

χ2: < 0.000

  Ischaemic Heart Ds

0.6^y

7.6^z

6.8^z

19.8^y

2.6^y

17.5^y

5.1

11.7^x

30.0^x

0.8^y

3.8

χ2: < 0.000

  Low Back Pain

1.1^y

5.1

3.6

8.8^y

2.2^z

5.8^z

2.8

4.4

5.4

2.0^z

2.3

χ2: < 0.000

  Osteoporosis

0.0^z

0.8^z

1.4^y

5.8^y

0.3

2.1^x

0.7

0.4

7.1^y

0.0

0.4

χ2: < 0.000

  Parkinson’s Ds.

0.0

0.1

0.4

1.1

0.3

1.1^y

0.2

0.5

5.0^x

0.0

0.2

χ2: < 0.000

  Schizophrenia

0.4^z

0.8

1.6^z

4.6^y

0.9^z

2.3^y

10.7^x

1.3

4.5^y

0.3^z

0.9

χ2: < 0.000

  Seizure Disorder

0.8

2.1^z

4.0^z

10.4^x

1.2

3.4

2.2

3.0

4.7

1.3

1.6

χ2: < 0.000