Fit note receipt in Lambeth Datanet by gender, age, self-defined ethnicity and IMD
| Demographics | Demographic subgroup | Total (row %) | FFN (per 1000/year) | HR* unadjusted (95% CI) | AdjustedHR (95% CI)† | Fully adjusted HR (95% CI)‡ | N fit notes per person§ | |
| Mean (SD) | Mode (range) | |||||||
| Total | 41 502 (12.7) | 62.3 | 3.57 (3.95) | 2 (50) | ||||
| Gender | Male | 17 676 (11.5) | 53.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.61 (3.99) | 2 (48) |
| Female | 23 826 (13.8) | 70.6 | 1.30 (1.26 to 1.35) | 1.34 (1.28 to 1.40) | 1.27 (1.22 to 1.32) | 3.54 (3.93) | 2 (50) | |
| Age (years) | 16–20 | 946 (7.3) | 48.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.78 (3.23) | 2 (27) |
| 21–25 | 4283 (8.1) | 47.4 | 1.00 (0.89to 1.11) | 1.12 (1.03 to 1.23) | 1.10 (1.01 to 1.20) | 2.60 (2.98) | 1 (33) | |
| 26–30 | 6280 (8.7) | 44.8 | 0.86 (0.76 to 0.97) | 1.01 (0.92 to 1.12) | 0.98 (0.89 to 1.08) | 2.80 (3.24) | 2 (50) | |
| 31–35 | 6095 (10.5) | 50.3 | 0.94 (0.76 to 1.08) | 1.11 (1.00 to 1.23) | 1.05 (0.95 to 1.16) | 3.16 (3.56) | 2 (41) | |
| 36–40 | 5252 (13.0) | 58.9 | 1.10 (0.98 to 1.23) | 1.27 (1.16 to 1.38) | 1.14 (1.05 to 1.25) | 3.49 (3.81) | 2 (38) | |
| 41–45 | 5023 (16.6) | 71.5 | 1.34 (1.19 to 1.51) | 1.48 (1.34 to 1.62) | 1.25 (1.14 to 1.37) | 3.91 (4.23) | 2 (39) | |
| 46–50 | 5532 (21.5) | 92 | 1.72 (1.53 to 1.94) | 1.81 (1.64 to 2.00) | 1.43 (1.29 to 1.57) | 4.15 (4.33) | 2 (48) | |
| 51–55 | 4762 (23.8) | 101.6 | 1.90 (1.70 to 2.12) | 1.96 (1.78 to 1.16) | 1.41 (1.28 to 1.56) | 4.48 (4.63) | 3 (38) | |
| 56–60 | 3329 (24.0) | 102.6 | 1.92 (1.73 to 2.14) | 2.01 (1.83 to 2.20) | 1.32 (1.20 to 1.45) | 4.64 (4.49) | 3 (35) | |
| Ethnicity | White | 22 256 (10.1) | 50.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.39 (3.74) | 2 (41) |
| Black African | 5955 (19.5) | 88 | 1.71 (1.54 to 1.91) | 1.46 (1.34 to 1.60) | 1.43 (1.31 to 1.55) | 3.64 (3.95) | 2 (48) | |
| Asian | 2448 (10.1) | 48.3 | 0.96 (0.83 to 1.10) | 0.94 (0.82 to 1.08) | 0.94 (0.83 to 1.07) | 3.46 (3.86) | 2 (29) | |
| Black Caribbean | 5119 (30.4) | 137.5 | 2.65 (2.40 to 2.93) | 2.16 (2.01 to 2.33) | 1.94 (1.81 to 2.06) | 4.49 (4.55) | 3 (39) | |
| Mixed | 2494 (15.7) | 81.6 | 1.61 (1.49 to 1.73) | 1.55 (1.46 to 1.65) | 1.49 (1.41 to 1.59) | 3.78 (3.94) | 2 (29) | |
| Other | 1425 (12.8) | 63.5 | 1.25 (1.15 to 1.36) | 1.16 (1.08 to 1.24) | 1.21 (1.13 to 1.30) | 3.23 (3.41) | 2 (22) | |
| Black Other | 1805 (23.7) | 107.8 | 2.10 (1.79 to 2.47) | 1.83 (1.58 to 2.14) | 1.70 (1.49 to 1.94) | 4.36 (4.67) | 2 (50) | |
| IMD score quintiles | 1 Least deprived | 6263 (9.6) | 47.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.12 (3.51) | 2 (38) |
| 2 | 6922 (10.7) | 52.4 | 1.10 (1.04 to 1.17) | 1.08 (1.02 to 1.15) | 1.05 (1.00 to 1.12) | 3.36 (3.89) | 2 (41) | |
| 3 | 8227 (12.2) | 60.2 | 1.26 (1.14 to 1.40) | 1.20 (1.10 to 1.30) | 1.16 (1.07 to 1.26) | 3.48 (3.81) | 2 (38) | |
| 4 | 9352 (14.7) | 69.9 | 1.49 (1.30 to 1.71) | 1.34 (1.21 to 1.50) | 1.28 (1.15 to 1.41) | 3.75 (4.07) | 2 (50) | |
| 5 Most deprived | 10 738 (16.6) | 78.9 | 1.68 (1.49 to 1.90) | 1.43 (1.30 to 1.56) | 1.38 (1.23 to 1.46) | 3.90 (4.20) | 2 (39) | |
*Hazard ratios estimate a ratio of time to FFN for each demographic group compared with the first group in each category.
†Adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity and IMD score.
‡Adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, IMD score and having a long-term condition.
§In population with a fit note.
FFN, first fit note; HR, Hazard Ratio; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; QOF, Quality and Outcomes Framework.