Table 7

Factors significantly related to the number of questionnaires returned at cohort follow-up

Responders (%)
LTC (p=0.015)
 Asthma   73.0
 COPD71.4
 Diabetes75.7
 Epilepsy62.7
 Heart failure66.2
 Stroke74.5
Age (years) (p<0.001)
 18–2437.5
 25–3448.4
 35–4463.4
 45–5470.1
 55–6478.8
 75–8471.7
 85+65.2
Region (p=0.007)
 London67.3
 North-West73.7
Ethnicity (p=0.008)
 Caucasian72.9
 Other63
  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LTC, long-term condition.