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. 2010 Mar 25;10:157. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-157

Table 2.

Percentage attendance and odds ratio for attendance of breast screening in London, 2004-2007.

Age groups (years) Number of women invited % Attendance Odds ratio (95%CI)
50-52 60757 63.4 1.00

53-54 91127 62.3 0.95 (0.93-0.98)

55-59 226705 61.7 0.93 (0.91-0.95)

60-64 202417 62.9 0.98 (0.96-1.00)

65-70 161780 61.0 0.90 (0.89-0.92)

Socioeconomic deprivation

1 = Affluent 111016 69.2 1.00

2 113994 67.5 0.92 (0.91-0.94)

3 140236 64.9 0.82 (0.81-0.84)

4 184006 61.1 0.70 (0.69-0.71)

5 = Deprived 192425 53.8 0.52 (0.51-0.53)

Invitation type

First call 282998 40.1 1.00

Routine recall 459788 75.6 4.64 (4.64-4.64)

Screening service

North London (EBA) 146161 62.0 1.00

West London (ECX) 148603 56.7 0.80 (0.79-0.81)

Barking, Havering & Brentwood (FBH) 61355 78.0 2.17 (2.12-2.22)

Central & East London (FLO) 98531 53.6 0.71 (0.70-0.72)

South East London GCA 151215 64.0 1.09 (1.07-1.10)

South West London (HWA) 136921 65.0 1.14 (1.12-1.15)

by age, socioeconomic deprivation, invitation type and screening service