Table 3 Response to invitation; entering pre-randomisation run-in phase; and randomised by age, sex, and Townsend Index (central register route only)
No. invited | Responded and willing to participatea (% of invited) | Entered run-in (% of invited) | Randomised (% of invited) | Percent of those entering run-in who are subsequently randomised | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years)b | ||||||
<50 | 12,753 | 1,729 (14 %) | 1,262 (10 %) | 694 (5 %) | 55 % | |
≥50, < 60 | 59,635 | 7,580 (13 %) | 4,914 (8 %) | 2,801 (5 %) | 57 % | |
≥60, < 70 | 93,526 | 11,040 (12 %) | 6,103 (7 %) | 3,543 (4 %) | 58 % | |
≥70 | 134,274 | 9,508 (7 %) | 3,812 (3 %) | 1,975 (1 %) | 52 % | |
Sex | ||||||
F | 130,889 | 10,642 (8 %) | 5,931 (5 %) | 3,297 (3 %) | 56 % | |
M | 169,299 | 19,215 (11 %) | 10,160 (6 %) | 5,716 (3 %) | 56 % | |
Townsend Indexc | ||||||
< -3 | 64,054 | 7,635 (12 %) | 4,649 (7 %) | 2,781 (4 %) | 60 % | |
≥ -3 < 0 | 100,057 | 10,544 (11 %) | 6,022 (6 %) | 3,467 (3 %) | 58 % | |
≥0 < 2 | 47,597 | 4,207 (9 %) | 2,179 (5 %) | 1,201 (3 %) | 55 % | |
≥2 < 4 | 41,932 | 3,576 (9 %) | 1,697 (4 %) | 838 (2 %) | 49 % | |
≥4 < 6 | 30,637 | 2,466 (8 %) | 1,009 (3 %) | 496 (2 %) | 49 % | |
≥6 | 15,354 | 1,287 (8 %) | 458 (3 %) | 195 (1 %) | 43 % | |
Urban/rural locationd | ||||||
Urban | 244,718 | 23,729 (10 %) | 12,590 (5 %) | 6,960 (3 %) | 55 % | |
Rural | 54,116 | 5,923 (11 %) | 3,397 (6 %) | 2,004 (4 %) | 59 % | |
Unknown | 1,354 | 205 (15 %) | 104 (8 %) | 49 (4 %) | 47 % | |
Total | ||||||
300,188 | 29,857(10 %) | 16,091 (5 %) | 9,013 (3 %) | 56 % | ||