Practice size, caseload, deprivation and quality of care of patients with coronary heart disease, hypertension and stroke in primary care: national cross-sectional study

Table 3 Inter-practice variation in quality of care scores for coronary heart disease and left ventricular dysfunction according to caseload.

CHD caseload	CHD2*	CHD3*	CHD4*	CHD5*	CHD6*	CHD7*	CHD8*	CHD9*	CHD10*	CHD11*	CHD12*	LVD caseload*	LVD2*	LVD3*
1: Less than 87	71.4	94.3	91.8	95.3	84.2	87.2	68.3	88.5	65.8	87.6	86.0	1: Less than 8	73.3	86.6
2: 87 to 147	78.3	95.0	92.6	96.2	84.1	89.2	69.8	89.1	64.3	88.1	86.8	2: 8 to 16	80.5	84.1
3: 148 to 232	83.0	95.2	93.0	96.5	84.1	90.2	71.7	89.8	65.3	87.2	87.1	3: 17 to 27	85.3	83.4
4: 233 to 352	86.6	95.2	93.1	96.6	84.6	90.5	72.8	90.5	65.8	86.9	87.4	4: 28 to 44	87.3	82.9
5: 353 or More	88.6	95.1	93.1	96.6	84.1	90.4	72.5	90.5	65.2	86.3	87.2	5: 45 or More	89.3	81.5

See Table 1 for explanation of abbreviation
*Percentage achievement in 5 groups significantly different using Kruskal Wallis exact test (P < 0.0001)

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