From: Comparison of various characteristics of women who do and do not attend for breast cancer screening
 |  |  |  |  |  | t-test – P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  | Did not attend |  | Among |
 |  | Attended screening | screening | Overall | screened | ||
 |  |  | Million Women Study |  |  | MWS | |
 |  |  |  | Screened | participant |  |  |
 | All eligible women | Total | Participant | Non-participant | Total | vs not | vs |
 | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | screened | non-participant |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   49–54 | 353 (33) | 284 (32) | 195 (34) | 89 (29) | 69 (38) |  |  |
   55–59 | 286 (27) | 239 (27) | 147 (26) | 92 (29) | 47 (26) |  |  |
   60+ | 425 (44) | 359 (41) | 228 (40) | 131 (42) | 66 (46) |  |  |
Mean age (95% CI) | 57.4 | 57.5 | 57.4 | 57.7 | 57.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 | (57.1–57.7) | (57.2–57.8) | (57.0–57.8) | (57.2–58.2) | (56.4–57.8) |  |  |
Deprivation level* | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Least deprived | 348 (33) | 303 (35) | 204 (36) | 99 (32) | 45 (25) |  |  |
   Medium deprived | 348 (33) | 304 (35) | 186 (33) | 118 (38) | 44 (25) |  |  |
   Most deprived | 351 (34) | 263 (30) | 170 (31) | 93 (30) | 88 (50) |  |  |
Mean deprivation (95% CI) | 0.42 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 1.41 | < 0.0001 | 0.8 |
 | (0.21–0.63) | (-0.06–0.44) | (-0.09–0.48) | (-0.11–0.62) | (0.89–1.92) |  |  |
Total†| 1064 (100) | 882 (83) | 570 (54) | 312 (29) | 182 (17) |  |  |