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Table 1 Odds ratios for the association between Townsend quintile and receiving smoking cessation interventions (UK, 2008–10)

From: Socioeconomic variations in access to smoking cessation interventions in UK primary care: insights using the Mosaic classification in a large dataset of primary care records

Townsend Quintile

n

Advice

Prescription

% received

OR* (95% CI)

P-value for trend

% received

OR** (95% CI)

P-value for trend

1 (Least deprived)

78,338

50.3

1.00

-

14.7

1.00

-

2

81,865

51.6

1.05 (1.01-1.08)

< 0.001

15.5

1.05 (1.00-1.10)

0.001

3

95,451

52.6

1.10 (1.05-1.15)

16.7

1.13 (1.05-1.21)

4

101,648

54.4

1.19 (1.12-1.26)

17.6

1.18 (1.10-1.27)

5 (Most deprived)

87,138

56.4

1.28 (1.19-1.37)

17.5

1.16 (1.05-1.28)

Missing

16,498

50.9

1.08 (0.98-1.18)

0.132

16.7

1.12 (0.97-1.30)

0.111

  1. *adjusted for age, gender and chronic condition **adjusted for age, gender, chronic condition and advice given.
  2. OR = odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.