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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Reducing the socioeconomic gradient in uptake of the NHS bowel cancer screening Programme using a simplified supplementary information leaflet: a cluster-randomised trial

Variables

SI + Gist

N = 84,421

SI

N = 79,104

 

median (range)

median (range)

Age at invite (in years)

66.0 (59.0–74.0)

66.0 (59.0–74.0)

IMD deprivation score

14.9 (0.5–87.8)

14.8 (0.5–87.8)

 

% (n)

% (n)

Gender

 Female

51.2 (43195)

51.4 (40671)

 Male

48.8 (41226)

48.6 (38433)

Socioeconomic status quintile

 Least deprived (0–8.49)

22.6 (19055)

23.5 (18554)

 2nd quintile (8.50–13.79)

23.5 (19787)

23.2 (18295)

 3rd quintile (13.80–21.35)

21.7 (18320)

20.3 (15993)

 4th quintile (21.36–34.17)

17.5 (14747)

17.1 (13469)

 Most deprived (34.18–87.80)

14.7 (12374)

16.0 (12660)

  Missing

138

133

Hub

 Midlands & North West

26.6 (22469)

30.8 (24369)

 Southern

24.5 (20651)

26.6 (21004)

 London

8.8 (7416)

8.4 (6636)

 North East

16.1 (13614)

16.3 (12858)

 Eastern

24.0 (20271)

18.0 (14237)

Screening round

 Incident episodes

53.3 (45019)

53.3 (42143)

 Prevalent first time invitees

15.4 (13034)

15.7 (12410)

 Prevalent previous non-responders

31.2 (26368)

31.0 (24551)