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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of ACSC and non-ACSC general practices

From: Associations of GP practice characteristics with the rate of ambulatory care sensitive conditions in people living with dementia in England: an ecological analysis of routine data

 

ACSC

 

Non-ACSC

 

Continuous Variables

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Number of admissions from the practice

11.7

10.7

9.3

8.3

Estimated number of patients with dementia in the practice

58.8

42.8

59.4

42.8

Rate of admissions per 100 persons per year (outcome)

7.5

0.8

7.2

0.8

Mean age of patients in the GP practice

39.9

4.3

39.9

4.3

Percent of female patients

50

1.9

50.1

1.9

Mean IMD score of the GP practice

23.4

11.8

23.3

11.8

Percent of patients rating the access to surgery as “good”

78.2

10.6

78.2

10.6

Percent of total CCG budget allocated to Mental Health

11.9

2.2

12.4

2.2

Categorical Variables

Freq

Perc

Freq

Perc

GP Practice QOF Achievement

    

90% or lower

5,120

8.09

4,980

8.00

Above 90%

58,190

91.91

57,252

92.00

GP Practice Population Quartiles

    

1 (below 6,527)

28,497

44.97

27,660

44.41

2 (6,528-9,446)

15,424

24.34

15,280

24.53

3 (9,447-12,652)

11,656

18.39

11,592

18.61

4 (above 12,653)

7,791

12.29

7,758

12.45

Admission from home

    

No

1,292

2.04

1,537

2.47

Yes

62,076

97.96

60,753

97.53

Rurality

    

Urban

54,004

85.22

53,018

85.11

Rural

9,364

14.78

9,272

14.89

Region

    

North East

3,428

5.41

3,403

5.46

North West

9,890

15.61

9,777

15.70

Yorkshire & Humber

6,456

10.19

6,325

10.15

East Midlands

5,328

8.41

5,266

8.45

West Midlands

7,469

11.79

7,276

11.68

East of England

6,504

10.26

6,460

10.37

London

10,735

16.94

10,349

16.61

South East

8,468

13.36

8,391

13.47

South West

5,090

8.03

5,043

8.10