Characteristics of eligible people who did and did not attend for a NHS Health Check recorded prior to or on the date of the NHS Health Check or relevant index date
| NHS Health Check N (%) | No NHS Health Check N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 214 295 | 1 464 729 |
| Smoking status recorded | 214 020 (99.9) | 1 384 707 (94.5) |
| Non-smoker | 117 968 (55.1) | 768 276 (55.5) |
| Ex-smoker | 58 244 (27.2) | 306 397 (22.1) |
| Light smoker (1–9/day) | 19 589 (9.2) | 167 592 (12.1) |
| Moderate smoker (10–19/day) | 11 052 (5.2) | 83 585 (6.0) |
| Heavy smoker (20+/day) | 7167 (3.3) | 58 857 (4.3) |
| Alcohol intake | ||
| Alcohol status recorded | 205 506 (95.9) | 1 175 900 (80.3) |
| Non-drinker | 53 485 (26.0) | 292 289 (24.9) |
| Trivial <1 units/day | 66 780 (32.5) | 421 139 (35.8) |
| Light 1–2 units/day | 37 398 (18.2) | 205 572 (17.5) |
| Moderate 3–6 units/day | 42 467 (20.7) | 227 987 (19.4) |
| Heavy 7–9 units/day | 3235 (1.6) | 17 169 (1.5) |
| Very heavy >9 units/day | 1866 (0.9) | 8842 (0.8) |
| Drinker—amount not recorded | 275 (0.1) | 2902 (0.2) |
| Risk factor recording | ||
| Body mass index recorded | 210 062 (98.0) | 1 176 819 (80.3) |
| Systolic blood pressure recorded | 213 690 (99.7) | 1 316 926 (89.9) |
| Cholesterol recorded | 195 994 (91.5) | 633 548 (43.3) |
| Cholesterol/HDL recorded | 174 345 (81.4) | 433 594 (29.6) |
| Positive family history CHD | 46 466 (21.7) | 156 604 (10.7) |
| Mean body mass index (SD) | 27.1 4.5) | 26.4 (4.6) |
| Mean cholesterol (SD) | 5.5 (1.0) | 5.4 (1.0) |
| Mean cholesterol/HDL (SD) | 4 (1.3) | 4 (1.2) |
| Mean SBP (SD) | 130.8 (16.9) | 128.4 (15.6) |
| Mean DBP (SD) | 79.4 (10.0) | 78.6 (9.4) |
| QRisk2 recorded | 171 441 (80.0) | 424 523 (29.0) |
| QRisk2 not recorded | 42 854 (20.0) | 1 040 206 (71.0) |
| QRisk2 score | ||
| <5% | 47 794 (22.3) | 195 253 (13.3) |
| 5–9.99% | 43 687 (20.4) | 114 706 (7.8) |
| 10–14.99% | 32 452 (15.1) | 55 306 (3.8) |
| 15–19.99% | 22 639 (10.6) | 31 356 (2.1) |
| 20+% | 24 869 (11.6) | 27 902 (1.9) |
| Framingham score recorded | 33 260 (15.5) | 76 051 (5.2) |
| Not recorded | 181 035 (84.5) | 1 388 679 (94.8) |
| Framingham score | ||
| <5% | 7152 (3.3) | 20 532 (1.4) |
| 5–9.99% | 10 196 (4.8) | 25 898 (1.8) |
| 10–14.99% | 6896 (3.2) | 15 286 (1.0) |
| 15–19.99% | 4283 (2.0) | 7787 (0.5) |
| 20+% | 4733 (2.2) | 6547 (0.4) |
| 20+ QRisk2 or Framingham | 27 624 (12.9) | 32 481 (2.2) |
CHD, coronary heart disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; NHS, National Health Service; SBP, systolic blood pressure.