Table 1 Sample characteristics
From: Estimating proportion of days covered (PDC) using real-world online medicine suppliers’ datasets
Characteristic | ACE inhibitors | Statins | Thyroid hormones |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Female | 26,229 (39.8%) | 39,590 (39.4%) | 25,454 (83.1%) |
Male | 39,676 (60.2%) | 60,772 (60.6%) | 5183 (16.9%) |
Age group | |||
< 18 | 75 (0.1%) | 39 (0.0%) | 216 (0.7%) |
18–29 | 477 (0.7%) | 307 (0.3%) | 1464 (4.8%) |
30–39 | 2202 (3.3%) | 1683 (1.7%) | 3939 (12.9%) |
40–49 | 8396 (12.8%) | 8102 (8.1%) | 6086 (19.9%) |
50–59 | 17,916 (27.2%) | 21,407 (21.4%) | 7492 (24.5%) |
60–69 | 18,069 (27.5%) | 31,995 (31.9%) | 5571 (18.2%) |
70–79 | 11,643 (17.7%) | 24,153 (24.1%) | 3411 (11.1%) |
80+ | 7017 (10.7%) | 12,509 (12.5%) | 2415 (7.9%) |
Region | |||
East Anglia | 8292 (12.6%) | 12,527 (12.5%) | 5181 (16.9%) |
East Midlands | 5374 (8.2%) | 7815 (7.8%) | 2874 (9.4%) |
London | 6512 (9.9%) | 11,665 (11.6%) | 3012 (9.8%) |
North East | 2835 (4.3%) | 4260 (4.3%) | 1301 (4.3%) |
North West | 7222 (11.0%) | 11,085 (11.1%) | 2353 (7.7%) |
Northern Ireland | 1 (0.0%) | 1 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Scotland | 7 (0.0%) | 8 (0.0%) | 2 (0.0%) |
South East | 15,021 (22.8%) | 22,265 (22.2%) | 6298 (20.6%) |
South West | 9192 (14.0%) | 12,989 (13.0%) | 4451 (14.6%) |
Wales | 39 (0.1%) | 56 (0.1%) | 13 (0.0%) |
West Midlands | 5870 (8.9%) | 8908 (8.9%) | 2256 (7.4%) |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 5424 (8.2%) | 8606 (8.6%) | 2850 (9.3%) |
Ordering platform | |||
App | 13,810 (21.0%) | 18,453 (18.4%) | 6317 (20.6%) |
Telephone | 4195 (6.4%) | 7449 (7.4%) | 1450 (4.7%) |
IVR | 6451 (9.8%) | 10,626 (10.6%) | 3202 (10.5%) |
Direct to surgery | 17,134 (26.0%) | 27,309 (27.2%) | 7922 (25.9%) |
WEB | 24,318 (36.9%) | 36,530 (36.4%) | 11,746 (38.3%) |
CCG restricteda | |||
No | 46,556 (70.6%) | 70,805 (70.5%) | 21,141 (69.0%) |
Yes | 19,352 (29.4%) | 29,562 (29.5%) | 9496 (31.0%) |
Registration method | |||
App | 5522 (8.4%) | 7374 (7.3%) | 2529 (8.3%) |
Online | 43,808 (66.5%) | 63,310 (63.1%) | 21,127 (69.0%) |
Partnerships | 528 (0.8%) | 971 (1.0%) | 122 (0.4%) |
RegForm | 11,599 (17.6%) | 20,575 (20.5%) | 5207 (17.0%) |
Telephone | 4451 (6.8%) | 8137 (8.1%) | 1652 (4%) |