Demographics of women in each study group
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | All groups | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUM, symptomatic | GUM, asymptomatic | Primary care, symptomatic | Primary care, asymptomatic | ||
| Total (%) | Total (%) | Total (%) | Total (%) | Total (%) | |
| n | 530 | 1584 | 3499 | 3573 | 9186 |
| Age <25 | 214 (40.4%) | 654 (41.3%) | 1113 (31.8%) | 1545 (43.2%) | 3526 (38.4%) |
| Age ≥25 | 316 (59.6%) | 930 (58.7%) | 2386 (68.2%) | 2028 (56.8%) | 5660 (61.6%) |
| Age range | 18 to 66 | 18 to 72 | 18 to 72 | 18 to 80 | 18 to 80 |
| Mean age | 28.0 | 27.8 | 31.5 | 28.6 | 29.5 |
| Median age | 26 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 27 |
| Ethnic group* | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| White | 434 (81.9%) | 1352 (85.4%) | |||
| Black | 46 (8.7%) | 88 (5.6%) | |||
| Asian | 12 (2.3%) | 25 (1.6%) | |||
| Mixed | 27 (5.1%) | 68 (4.3%) | |||
| Other | 9 (1.7%) | 18 (1.1%) | |||
| Prefer not to say | 0 (0.0%) | 24 (1.5%) | |||
| Missing | 2 (0.4%) | 9 (0.6%) | |||
| Residence IMD mean score | 24.5 | 23.0 | – | – | – |
| Practice IMD mean score | N/A | N/A | 28.5 | 25.5 | 26.9 |
*Ethnic categories following Office for National Statistics grouping, white (‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’), black (‘M’, ‘N’), Asian (‘H’, ‘J’, ‘K’, ‘L’), mixed (‘D’, ‘E’, ‘F’, ‘G’), other (‘R’, ‘S’), prefer not to say (‘Z’).
GUM, genitourinary medicine; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation.