Table 2.
Compliance of children with data collection protocol (by sex and ethnicity)
| Total | Boys | Girls | White British | South Asian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 89 (100.0 %) | 48 (53.9 %) | 41 (46.1 %) | 66 (74.2 %) | 23 (25.8 %) |
| IMD ranka | 17.34 % (5.9–41.5 %) | 18.8 % (8.2–41.6 %) | 12.6 % (5.4–40.8 %) | 21.6 %* (5.9–44.4 %) | 8.2 %* (5.7–12.7 %) |
| Days worna | 7 (5.3–8) | 7 (6–8) | 7 (5–8) | 7 (5.8–8) | 6 (4.5–8) |
| Compliance with 8-day protocol | |||||
| Complied | 30 (33.7 %) | 16 (33.3 %) | 14 (34.1 %) | 27* (40.9 %) | 3* (13.0 %) |
| Enough valid data (≥3 days) | |||||
| Yes | 67 (75.3 %) | 36 (75.0 %) | 31 (75.6 %) | 52 (78.8 %) | 15 (65.2 %) |
IMD Index of Multiple Depravation
*Significant difference between ethnicities (p ≤ 0.017)
aMedian (inter-quartile range)