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Table 1 Practice and patient characteristics

From: Hospital admissions for asthma, diabetes and COPD: is there an association with practice nurse staffing? A cross sectional study using routinely collected data

Characteristic

Mean

Std. Deviation

Density (people per hectare 2001)

44.7

38.0

Index of Multiple Deprivation

25.9

17.0

% Patients ≥65 Years of age

15.1

5.1

% Patients who were members of a racial or ethnic minority

12.4

18.6

Size of practice population

6438

3897

List size per FTE GP

2183

928

% GPs ≥ 45 years of age

66.6

31.4

% Female GPs

32.3

28.3

% GPs qualified in UK

70.3

39.4

 

%

No.

Single Handed Practice (yes)

23.6

1761

Primary Medical Services Contract (yes)

65.8

4906

 

Mean

Std. Deviation

Asthma

  

Estimated register size

376

250

Prevalence (%)

5.7

1.5

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  

Estimated register sizeª

91

73

Prevalence (%)

1.4

0.8

Diabetes

  

Estimated register size

230

143

Prevalence (%)

3.7

1.0

  1. Note: N = 7456 unless indicated otherwise a n = 7446