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Table 3 Distribution of area-based deprivation quintiles and individual risk scores in all children referred for DHSW intervention and, separately, in those referred who received an intervention (Group 1) and who did not (Group 2)

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

 

Group 1

Group 2

Referred Group

Total cohort

N

5087

6408

11495

35236

SIMD % (n)

 Q1-most deprived

39.5 (2008)

32.3 (2069)

35 (4077)

24.4 (8525)

 Q2

23.9 (1214)

21.5 (1377)

23 (2591)

22.2 (7776)

 Q3

17.4 (887)

17.4 (1117)

17.4 (2004)

20.6 (7187)

 Q4

11.9 (604)

14.9 (955)

13.6 (1559)

19.2 (6772)

 Q5-least deprived

7.2 (367)

13.7 (875)

10.8 (1242)

13.6 (4862)

 *missing

0.001 (7)

0.002 (15)

0.002 (22)

N = 114

Risk score % (n)

 0- low risk

48.3 (2461)

52.7 (3375)

50.8 (5836)

60.4 (21248)

 1

39.7 (2022)

36.8 (2355)

38.1 (4377)

32.2 (11346)

 2

10.8 (549)

9.7 (621)

10.2 (1170)

6.9 (2431)

 3 or more- high risk

1.0 (55)

0.9 (57)

0.9 (112)

0.6 (211)

  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. REFERRED GROUP are all those referred for a DHSW intervention by a health visitor. TOTAL COHORT is all those referred and not referred