Table 2.
Numbers of CT scans by Townsend deprivation quintile and type of examination in patients under 22 years of age in the Northern Region of England, 1990-2002.
| Townsend Quintiles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of examination | 1 N (%) |
2 N (%) |
3 N (%) |
4 N (%) |
5 N (%) |
Total N (%) |
| Head & neck | 4078 (71) | 4614 (69) | 6010 (75) | 6624 (74) | 6395 (75) | 27721 (73) |
| Chest | 548 (9.5) | 691 (10.3) | 667 (8.3) | 728 (8.2) | 705 (8.3) | 3339 (8.8) |
| Abdomen & pelvis | 589 (10) | 623 (9.3) | 646 (8.0) | 731 (8.2) | 661 (7.7) | 3250 (8.6) |
| Extremities | 222 (3.8) | 241 (3.6) | 222 (2.8) | 328 (3.7) | 275 (3.2) | 1288 (3.4) |
| Spine | 174 (3.0) | 280 (4.2) | 252 (3.1) | 289 (3.2) | 306 (3.6) | 1301 (3.4) |
| Miscellaneous/Unknown | 89 (1.5) | 144 (2.2) | 168 (2.1) | 130 (1.5) | 107 (1.3) | 638 (1.7) |
| Total | 5782 | 6702 | 8048 | 8931 | 8544 | 38007 |
P for association between quintile of deprivation and type of examination < 0.0001