Table 2.
Comparison of eligible women who consented and declined to enter cohort
| Consented N=850 (88%) |
Declined N=116 (12%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Per cent | N | Per cent | p Value | |
| Smoking status | |||||
| Recent ex-smoker | 362 | 42.6 | 59 | 50.9 | |
| Current smoker | 488 | 57.4 | 57 | 49.1 | 0.092 |
| Mean age (SD) | 25.8 years | (SD 5.6) | 25.9 years | (SD 5.7) | |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| White British | 751 | 89.0 | 55 | 82.1 | |
| Other ethnicity | 93 | 11.0 | 12 | 17.9 | 0.089 |
| Home ownership | |||||
| Own home | 166 | 19.6 | 15 | 23.1 | |
| Do not own home | 680 | 80.4 | 50 | 76.9 | 0.501 |
| Employment | |||||
| In current paid work | 383 | 45.2 | 36 | 52.2 | |
| Not in current paid work | 465 | 54.8 | 33 | 47.8 | 0.261 |
| Current or most recent occupation manual/non-manual | |||||
| Non-manual occupation | 216 | 28.2 | 22 | 38.6 | |
| Manual occupation or not applicable | 549 | 71.8 | 35 | 61.4 | 0.096 |