Table 2. Participant characteristics by Townsend Deprivation Score fifths.
| 1 (least deprived) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 (most deprived) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 186 076 (37.2%) | 101 892 (20.3%) | 74 496 (14.9%) | 67 267 (13.4%) | 71 038 (14.2%) |
| Women (n (%)) | 101 108 (54.3) | 56 117 (55.1) | 41 207 (55.3) | 36 865 (54.8) | 37 195 (52.4) |
| Age (mean (SD)), years | 57.2 (7.9) | 56.9 (8.0) | 56.2 (8.2) | 55.8 (8.3) | 55.2 (8.4) |
| Townsend Deprivation Score (median (IQI)) | −4.0 (−4.6 to −3.5) | −2.3 (−2.6 to −2.0) | −0.8 (−1.2 to 0.3) | 1.2 (0.7 to 1.8) | 4.2 (3.2 to 5.5) |
| Household income (n (%)), £/year | |||||
| ≥100 000 | 10 429 (6.6) | 4223 (4.9) | 3193 (5.0) | 2857 (5.0) | 2173 (3.8) |
| 52 000 to <100 000 | 40 705 (25.7) | 18 478 (21.3) | 12 136 (19.0) | 8918 (15.6) | 5800 (10.0) |
| 31 000 to <52 000 | 45 644 (28.8) | 24 109 (27.8) | 16 983 (26.6) | 13 640 (23.9) | 10 119 (17.5) |
| 18 000 to <31 000 | 39 280 (24.8) | 22 891 (26.4) | 16 734 (26.2) | 14 741 (25.8) | 14 281 (24.7) |
| <18 000 | 22 611 (14.3) | 16 978 (19.6) | 14 767 (23.1) | 16 979 (29.7) | 25 547 (44.1) |
| Educational attainment (n (%)) | |||||
| University/college degree | 64 082 (35.0) | 31 819 (31.8) | 24 469 (33.4) | 21 267 (32.3) | 19 069 (27.8) |
| Education to ≥18 years | 64 662 (35.3) | 34 519 (34.5) | 23 584 (32.2) | 19 985 (30.4) | 19 472 (28.4) |
| Education to ≥16 years | 31 449 (17.2) | 17 721 (17.7) | 12 347 (16.9) | 10 969 (16.7) | 10 607 (15.5) |
| No qualifications | 23 122 (12.6) | 16 022 (16.0) | 12 771 (17.5) | 13 596 (20.7) | 19 489 (28.4) |
Values are means for continuous variables adjusted for age, unless otherwise specified. Values between brackets indicate 95% CIs, unless otherwise specified.
Townsend score fifths: 1 (Townsend score <−2.938, least deprived); 2 (≥−2.938 to <−1.531); 3 (≥−1.531 to <0.170); 4 (≥0.170 to <2.448); and 5 (≥2.448, most deprived).
IQI, interquartile interval.