Table 1

Demographic characteristics of participants and number of creatinine tests by location and phase of study

VariablesYear 1Year 2
Population*478 168481 381
Unique
individuals†
155 127164 777
Age61.7 (61.7 to 61.8)60.5 (60.5 to 60.6)
Male54.8%54.8%
Female45.2%45.2%
Creatinine testing location
Community inpatient42394807
Community outpatient863768
ED/AMU/CDU47 20053 769
General practice203 580224 103
Hospital inpatient80 75582 647
Hospital outpatient60 96464 046
Combined community locales312 607342 686
Combined inpatient locales84 99487 454
Total397 601430 140
  • Age=mean (95% CI).

  • *Population derived from Office for National Statistics Clinical Commissioning Group population estimates.20

  • †Number of unique individuals across both study years: 228 903.

  • ED/AMU/CDU, emergency department, acute medical unit and clinical decision units.