Table 1 Descriptive statistics, practice characteristics for practices in England in 2006/2007
n | Mean | Standard deviation | |
|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence of hypertension | 8182 | 12.53% | 3.73% |
Prevalence of diabetes | 8182 | 3.73% | 1.06% |
Percentage from an ethnic minority | 8090 | 10.89% | 17.65% |
Practice list size, measure in 1000s of patients | 8182 | 6.50 | 3.96 |
IMD national quintile. Quintile 5 is most deprived (categorical data) | 8182 | 2.56 | n/a |
Percentage of population >65 years | 8182 | 15.01% | 5.16% |
Degree of rurality (Scale 1–8; 1 has highest population density) | 8090 | 5.16 | 0.65 |