Table 1

Distribution of characteristics among participating patients.



N
%

Gender
N = 27313
Female
18985
69.5

Male
8328
30.5

Age (years)
N = 27379
18–24
1284
4.7

25–29
2296
8.4

30–34
3060
11.2

35–39
2872
10.5

40–44
2392
8.7

45–49
1988
7.3

50–54
2169
7.9

55–59
2376
8.7

60–64
2109
7.7

65–69
1945
7.1

70–74
1813
6.6

75–79
1551
5.7

80+
1524
5.6

Further education (years)
N = 25870
None
4766
18.4

Less than 2
2019
7.8

2–4
14094
54.5

5 or more
3591
13.9

Undergoing education or other
1400
5.4

Frequency of attendance (last 12 months)
N = 25860
0–1
2434
9.4

2–3
7848
30.4

4–5
6535
25.3

6–7
3534
13.7

8–9
1840
7.1

10+
3669
14.2

Duration of listing with the GP (years)
N = 18134
Less than 1
1431
7.9

1–2
2065
11.4

3–7
5600
30.9

8–12
3962
21.9

13+
5076
28.0

Self-rated health
N = 27087
Excellent
2350
8.7

Very good
8121
30.0

Good
10488
38.7

Fair
5141
19.0

Poor
987
3.6

Chronic condition
N = 26801
No
13703
51.1

Yes-KRTC1
4509
16.8

Yes-other or multiple
8589
32.1

Chronic condition
N = 182122
None
13703
72.1

K – Cardiovascular
2029
10.7

R – Respiratory
1095
5.8

T – Endocrine
1085
5.7

C – Cancer
300
1.6

1 Reported conditions categorised according to ICPC-2 main categories: K, R and T and the ad hoc-category C (cancer).

2 Patients reporting no chronic condition or reporting KRTC-conditions.

Heje et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:178   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-178