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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the sample (N = 1211)

From: Rasch analysis of the long-term conditions questionnaire (LTCQ) and development of a short-form (LTCQ-8)

Variables

%

N

Cohort

  

Health care (via primary care)

76

917

Social care (via Local Authority)

24

294

Age (quartiles)

  

18–59 years

26

313

60 – 69 years

24

291

70 – 79 years

24

293

80 + years

21

260

(Missing)

5

54

Gender

  

Male

44

528

Female

54

656

(Missing)

2

27

Ethnicity

  

White British

91

1097

Other White (e.g. Irish, European)

3

38

Black/Black British (e.g. African, Caribbean)

2

18

Asian/Asian British (e.g. Indian, Pakistani)

1

17

Mixed

0.60

8

(Missing)

3

33

Number of long-term conditions

  

1

5

62

2–4

28

344

5 or more

65

780

(Missing)

2

25

Number of physical health conditions

  

1

6

77

2–4

31

370

5 or more

60

723

(Missing or no physical health condition)

3

41

Number of mental health conditions

  

1

36

435

2 or more

7

87

(Missing or no mental health condition)

57

689