Table 2

Number and percentage of total population screened and crude and adjusted incident rate ratios for testing

CharacteristicMalesFemales
Total populationN (%) totalUnadjusted incident rate ratio (95% CI)Total populationN (%) totalUnadjusted incident rate ratio (95% CI)
Total*
5230935451 (1.0)49606116510 (3.3)
Age group
15–192712223356 (1.2)12559969995 (3.9)1
20–242518712095 (0.8)0.67 (0.64 to 0.71)2400656515 (2.7)0.69 (0.67 to 0.72)
Urban versus rural
Urban4243433101 (0.7)140829413972 (3.4)1
Rural98750556 (0.6)0.77 (0.70 to 0.84)877671804 (2.1)0.60 (0.57 to 0.63)
Indices of Multiple Deprivation category
1 (most deprived)1190941098 (0.9)11215925671 (4.7)1
2113482756 (0.7)0.72 (0.66 to 0.79)1107683637 (3.3)0.70 (0.68 to 0.73)
397225555 (0.6)0.62 (0.56 to 0.69)898942496 (2.8)0.60 (0.57 to 0.62)
499371551 (0.6)0.60 (0.54 to 0.67)878982068 (2.4)0.50 (0.48 to 0.53)
593921697 (0.7)0.80 (0.73 to 0.89)859091904 (2.2)0.48 (0.45 to 0.50)
  • * Only tests done in individuals aged 15–24 are included in the coverage analyses.

  • Only tests with South East non-clinic postcodes were included in the urban/rural and Indices of Multiple Deprivation univariate analyses (total number is 3657 for males and 15776 for females).