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. 2017 Jul;18(7):972–980. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30340-6

Table 5.

Participation at second invitation for all national IMD quintiles (from most to least deprived)

Intervention group Control group Absolute difference in attendance RR (95% CI) p value
IMD quintile 1 (most deprived)
Number invited 3395 3623 .. .. ..
Participation in screening
Within 90 days of first offered appointment 639 (19%) 353 (10%) 9% 1·93 (1·69–2·20) <0·0001
Within 180 days of episode opened 682 (20%) 386 (11%) 9% 1·89 (1·66–2·14) <0·0001
IMD quintile 2
Number invited 3645 3703 .. .. ..
Participation in screening
Within 90 days of first offered appointment 768 (21%) 398 (11%) 10% 1·96 (1·73–2·22) <0·0001
Within 180 days of episode opened 825 (23%) 434 (12%) 11% 1·93 (1·71–2·17) <0·0001
IMD quintile 3
Number invited 2864 2978 .. .. ..
Participation in screening
Within 90 days of first offered appointment 686 (24%) 402 (13%) 10% 1·77 (1·56–2·01) <0·0001
Within 180 days of episode opened 734 (26%) 442 (15%) 11% 1·73 (1·53–1·95) <0·0001
IMD quintile 4
Number invited 1946 2028 .. .. ..
Participation in screening
Within 90 days of first offered appointment 488 (25%) 297 (15%) 10% 1·71 (1·48–1·98) <0·0001
Within 180 days of episode opened 519 (27%) 324 (16%) 11% 1·67 (1·45–1·92) <0·0001
IMD quintile 5 (least deprived)
Number invited 939 891 .. .. ..
Participation in screening
Within 90 days of first offered appointment 277 (29%) 178 (20%) 10% 1·48 (1·22–1·79) <0·0001
Within 180 days of episode opened 290 (31%) 194 (22%) 9% 1·42 (1·18–1·71) <0·0001

Data are number who participated (%) unless otherwise stated. IMD=2010 Index of Multiple Deprivation. RR=relative risk. Percentages fhave been rounded up.