From: Practice postcode versus patient population: a comparison of data sources in England and Scotland
 | England: Prevalence rates based on practice postcode | Scotland: Prevalence rates based on practice postcode | Scotland: Prevalence rates based on practice population | ||||||
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 | Lowest LLTI decile | Highest LLTI decile | Difference | Lowest LLTI decile | Highest LLTI decile | Difference | Lowest LLTI decile | Highest LLTI decile | Difference |
CHD | 3.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 [<0.001] | 4.0 | 4.9 | 0.9 [<0.001] | 3.5 | 5.1 | 1.6 [<0.001] |
Diabetes | 2.8 | 4.0 | 1.2 [<0.001] | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.3 [<0.001] | 2.6 | 3.7 | 1.1 [<0.001] |
Stroke | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 [0.84] | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 [0.01] | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 [0.01] |
Hypertension | 11.4 | 11.2 | -0.2 [0.36] | 11.1 | 11.9 | 0.8 [0.09] | 10.9 | 12.1 | 1.2 [0.04] |
COPD | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 [0.04] | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 [<0.001] | 0.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 [<0.001] |
Asthma | 5.7 | 5.7 | -0.1 [0.91] | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.2 [0.12] | 5.1 | 5.5 | 0.4 [0.03] |
Cancer | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 [<0.001] | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 [0.35] | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 [0.04] |
MH | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 [<0.001] | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 [0.19] | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 [<0.001] |
Thyroid | 2.3 | 2.1 | -0.2 [<0.001] | 2.8 | 2.6 | -0.2 [<0.001] | 2.8 | 2.4 | -0.4 [<0.001] |
Epilepsy | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 [0.91] | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 [<0.001] | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 [<0.001] |