Table 1 Patient characteristics by study subperiod
From: Primary care consultation modality and acute mental health service use in adults
Variables | Overall | Subperiod 1 | Subperiod 2 | Subperiod 3 | Subperiod 4 | Subperiod 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 107,993 | 24,508 | 22,610 | 19,043 | 19,333 | 22,499 |
Age (years), mean (s.d.) | 45.7 (18.0) | 45.7 (18.2) | 46.1 (18.1) | 46.4 (17.8) | 45.7 (17.8) | 44.7 (17.8) |
Sex, n (%) | ||||||
Male | 43,465 (40.2) | 9,972 (40.7) | 9,276 (41.0) | 7628 (40.1) | 7585 (39.2) | 9,004 (40.0) |
Female | 64,528 (59.8) | 14,536 (59.3) | 13,334 (59.0) | 11,415 (59.9) | 11,748 (60.8) | 13,495 (60.0) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||||
White | 49,309 (45.7) | 11,314 (46.2) | 10,280 (45.5) | 8,555 (44.9) | 8,633 (44.7) | 10,527 (46.8) |
Black, Black British, Caribbean or African | 23,171 (21.5) | 4,981 (20.3) | 4,877 (21.6) | 4,277 (22.5) | 4,307 (22.3) | 4,729 (21.0) |
Asian or Asian British | 7,892 (7.3) | 1,834 (7.5) | 1,641 (7.3) | 1,396 (7.3) | 1,428 (7.4) | 1,593 (7.1) |
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups | 2,4641 (22.8) | 5,770 (23.5) | 5,188 (22.9) | 4,261 (22.4) | 4,431 (22.9) | 4,991 (22.2) |
Other ethnic groups | 2,980 (2.8) | 609 (2.5) | 624 (2.8) | 554 (2.9) | 534 (2.8) | 659 (2.9) |
IMD decile, median [Q1, Q3] | 4.0 [3.0, 5.0] | 4.0 [3.0, 5.0] | 4.0 [3.0, 5.0] | 4.0 [3.0, 5.0] | 4.0 [3.0, 5.0] | 4.0 [3.0, 5.0] |
History of anxiety, n (%) | 54,409 (50.4) | 11,874 (48.4) | 11,119 (49.2) | 9,632 (50.6) | 9,865 (51.0) | 11,919 (53.0) |
History of depression, n (%) | 86,474 (80.1) | 19,896 (81.2) | 18,269 (80.8) | 15,283 (80.3) | 15,472 (80.0) | 17,554 (78.0) |
History of SMI, n (%) | 5,889 (5.5) | 1,297 (5.3) | 1,197 (5.3) | 1,080 (5.7) | 1,046 (5.4) | 1,269 (5.6) |
Total GP consultations, median [Q1, Q3] | 3.0 [1.0, 5.0] | 2.0 [1.0, 4.0] | 2.0 [1.0, 5.0] | 2.0 [1.0, 5.0] | 3.0 [2.0, 6.0] | 3.0 [2.0, 6.0] |
Proportion of remote consultations (continuous), median [Q1, Q3] | 0.5 [0.0, 0.7] | 0.0 [0.0, 0.5] | 0.0 [0.0, 0.5] | 0.5 [0.0, 0.8] | 0.6 [0.4, 0.9] | 0.6 [0.4, 0.8] |
