Table 2. Composite socio-economic status of WISDOM cohort members.
SES Index | CA | DT | MD | NS | OT | OH | PH | PT | Total |
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Mean score | -1.03 | 0.63 | 0.20 | -0.48 | 0.75 | -1.03 | -0.79 | 0.32 | 0.00 |
SES Quintiles (%) | |||||||||
1 Lowest SES | 43.2 | 5.9 | 15.2 | 38.1 | 5.6 | 28.6 | 39.7 | 10.9 | 20.2 |
2 | 31.8 | 29.4 | 18.1 | 23.8 | 16.7 | 42.9 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 20.0 |
3 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 28.6 | 15.5 | 34.8 | 21.3 |
4 | 6.8 | 29.4 | 25.5 | 19.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 22.4 | 13.0 | 22.5 |
5 Highest SES | 9.1 | 23.5 | 18.1 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 23.9 | 16.0 |
Quintiles 1–2 (%) | 75.0 | 35.3 | 33.3 | 61.9 | 22.2 | 71.4 | 56.9 | 28.3 | 40.1 |
Quintiles 3–5 (%) | 25.0 | 64.7 | 66.7 | 38.1 | 77.8 | 28.6 | 43.1 | 71.7 | 59.9 |
CA = clinical associate; DT = dentist; MD = medical doctor; NS = nurse; OH = oral hygienist; OT = occupational therapist; PH = pharmacist; PT = physiotherapist