Table 2 Audit periods and age (years) demographics of optometric referrals in the six practices.
From: Referrals from community optometrists to the hospital eye service in Scotland and England
Practice | Audit period | Mean age | Median age | Min. age | Max. age | GDHI (£) | RR (%) (95% confidence interval) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S1 | Aug 2016 to July 2017 | 64 | 70 | 3 | 94 | 19,000 | 7.2 (6.1–8.4) |
S2 | Aug 2016 to Sept 2017 | 61 | 68 | 1 | 94 | 19,500 | 2.6 (2.2–3.0) |
S3 | June 2016 to Aug 2017 | 68 | 72 | 1 | 90 | 21,500 | 7.0 (4.3–10.7) |
E1 | Mar 2016 to Jan 2018 | 66 | 71 | 4 | 93 | 24,500 | 3.6 (3.1–4.2) |
E2 | Aug 2015 to Oct 2017 | 64 | 69 | 4 | 92 | 18,500 | 8.7 (6.7–11.0) |
E3 | May 2015 to Nov 2017 | 66 | 72 | 3 | 93 | 28,000 | 6.5 (5.5–7.6) |
