Table 5

Maybe fit recommendation among people who receive a fit note by LTC

LTCN people with FFN since 2014Number of MBF (%)OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR* (95% CI)
No LTC16 6472446 (14.7)1.001.00
Depression10 2711479 (14.4)0.97 (0.91 to 1.05)0.96 (0.89 to 1.03)
Obesity11 8211823 (15.4)1.05 (0.98 to 1.13)1.04 (0.97 to 1.13)
Respiratory6156924 (15.0)1.02 (0.92 to 1.14)1.01 (0.91 to 1.13)
Diabetes†2830385 (13.6)0.91 (0.81 to 1.03)0.88 (0.77 to 1.00)
Vascular53484 (15.7)1.08 (0.85 to 1.37)1.04 (0.82 to 1.32)
Cardio35949 (13.7)0.91 (0.70 to 1.20)0.88 (0.68 to 1.14)
SMI1227104 (8.5)0.54 (0.43 to 0.67)0.53 (0.43 to 0.66)
Chronic pain1870274 (14.7)0.99 (0.87 to 1.13)0.97 (0.85 to 1.12)
Cancer1138180 (15.8)1.09 (0.93 to 1.27)1.05 (0.89 to 1.26)
Epilepsy57465 (11.3)0.74 (0.58 to 0.94)0.73 (0.56 to 0.94)
Rheumatoid arthritis25829 (11.2)0.73 (0.47 to 1.14)0.70 (0.45 to 1.10)
Learning disability17017 (10.0)0.64 (0.40 to 1.03)0.64 (0.40 to 1.02)
Hypertension5400805 (14.9)1.02 (0.93 to 1.11)0.98 (0.90 to 1.07)
  • *Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity and deprivation.

  • †Diabetes type 2.

  • Cardio, coronary heart disease, atrial fibrillation and heart failure ; FFN, first fit note; LTC, long-term condition; MBF, maybe fit recommendation on a fit note; OR, Odds Ratio; SMI, serious mental illness ; Vascular, peripheral arterial disease, stroke and transient ischaemia.