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Table 3 Characteristics of stroke/transient ischaemic attack patients recorded with individual quality indicator exception codes

From: Are different groups of patients with stroke more likely to be excluded from the new UK general medical services contract? A cross-sectional retrospective analysis of a large primary care population

 

Excluded from achieving blood pressure control n = 198

Excluded from achieving cholesterol control n = 605

 

n (% Stroke)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

n (% Stroke)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Gender:

    

Men*

66 (0.4)

1.00

361 (1.9)

1.00

Women

132 (0.7)

2.12 (1.59–2.83)

244 (1.3)

1.56 (1.30–1.88)

Ageband:

    

<65*

34 (0.3)

1.00

143 (1.4)

1.00

65–74

58 (0.6)

1.11 (0.74–0.66)

210 (2.0)

1.18 (0.92–1.50)

>75

106 (0.6)

1.17 (0.47–1.35)

252 (1.5)

0.83 (0.68–1.01)

Deprivation:

    

Quintile 1*

39 (0.5)

1.00

115 (1.6)

1.00

Quintile 2

35 (0.4)

0.80 (0.63–1.73)

123 (1.5)

0.95 (0.68–1.31)

Quintile 3

50 (0.6)

1.05 (0.59–1.58)

134 (1.6)

1.10 (0.68–1.37)

Quintile 4

43 (0.5)

0.96 (0.55–1.82)

148 (1.8)

0.93 (0.79–1.53)

Quintile 5

31 (0.6)

1.00 (0.55–1.82)

85 (1.6)

1.00 (0.59–1.44)

Co-morbidities:

    

0*†

4 (0.03)

1.00

95 (0.7)

1.00

1

64 (0.5)

17.77 (6.41–49.28)

239 (2.0)

2.88 (2.21–3.77)

2

75 (1.0)

35.39 (12.65–98.98)

172 (2.4)

3.54 (2.71–4.63)

3+

55 (1.2)

42.85 (15.02–122.22)

99 (2.2)

3.37 (2.50–4.54)

Dementia:

    

No*

197 (0.6)

1.00

592 (1.6)

1.00

Yes

1 (0.1)

0.11 (0.02–0.82)

14 (1.3)

0.71 (0.41–1.22)

  1. *Reference group for odds ratio
  2. † Stroke-related co-morbidity including diabetes, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease, heart failure and peripheral vascular disease.