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Table 1 Sex, age at dental practice attendance and area-based deprivation of the cohort

From: The effectiveness of Dental Health Support Workers at linking families with primary care dental practices: a population-wide data linkage cohort study

Total

Group 1

HV: YES; DHSW: YES

N = 5087

Group 2

HV: YES; DHSW: NO

N = 6408

Group 3

HV: NO; DHSW: NO

N = 23741

Sex % (n)

 Female

49.8 (2531)

47.3 (3033)

48.5 (11514)

 Male

50.2 (2556)

52.7 (3375)

51.5 (12227)

Age (months)

 Minimum

1.5

1.5

1.5

 Maximum

39.5

38.4

38.9

 Q1

5.6

9.2

10.0

 Q3

17.8

19.1

18.7

Area-based deprivation quintile (SIMD) % (n)

 Quintile 1-most deprived 20%

39.5 (2008)

32.4 (2069)

18.9 (4468)

 Quintile 2

23.9 (1214)

21.5 (1377)

21.9 (5185)

 Quintile 3

17.5 (887)

17.5 (1117)

21.9 (5183)

 Quintile 4

11.9 (604)

14.9 (955)

22.0 (5213)

 Quintile 5- least deprived 20%

7.2 (367)

13.7 (875)

15.3 (3620)

  1. GROUP 1 are those whom the health visitor referred for DHSW intervention and received the intervention. GROUP 2 are those whom the health visitor referred for DHSW intervention but did not receive the intervention. GROUP 3 are those whom the health visitor perceived to not need a DHSW intervention and so they were neither referred nor received the intervention