Table 1

Patient Characteristics in 2007

CharacteristicAll Patients (N=7,434)White (n=3,181)Black (n=1,811)South Asian (n=1,653)
Male, %50.452.554.153.4
Mean age, y59.159.760.458.1
Comorbidity: 0, %31.829.628.634.7
Comorbidity: 1, %36.635.245.032.8
Comorbidity: ≥2, %31.435.126.332.4
Mean socioeconomic scorea20.720.921.319.7
  • a Using the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007; the higher the score, the greater the deprivation.