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Table 1 Characteristics of Non-attendees and Attendees

From: Geography, private costs and uptake of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in a remote rural area

Variable

Non-attendees

Attendees

Significance

N

844

7968

 

SIMD Score*

19.83 (11.35)

17.27 (11.8)

< 0.0001

Income Domain Score*

13.33 (7.34)

12.38 (6.76)

< 0.0001

Employment Domain Score*

13.64 (6.97)

12.38 (6.80)

< 0.0001

Education Domain Score*

-0.15 (0.86)

-0.30 (0.82)

< 0.0001

Health Domain Score*

-0.13 (0.69)

-0.26 (0.71)

< 0.0001

Access Score*

1.01 (1.83)

0.96 (1.73)

0.832

Mean (SD) Age*** (Years)

70.09 (2.93)

69.88 (2.88)

0.047

  1. SIMD is the Scottish Index of Multiple Derivation composite score. All scores are shown as median (IQR) *Higher values indicate more deprived. **Age in years at date of file closure for non-attendees and date of attendance for attendees.
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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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