Table 1:

Demographic characteristics of National Health Service Health Check attendees and nonattendees before and after matching (n = 138 788)

CharacteristicGroup; % of group before matching*Group; % of group after matching*
Attendees
n = 29 672
Nonattendees
n = 109 116
p valueAttendees
n = 29 672
Nonattendees
n = 29 672
p value
Age, yr, mean53.550.1< 0.00153.553.40.2
Sex, female52.650.0< 0.00152.652.60.9
Ethnicity
 White71.954.8< 0.00171.971.40.2
 Nonwhite7.75.0< 0.0017.77.60.6
 Missing20.240.1< 0.00120.220.90.054
IMD
 Quintile 1 (least deprived)18.019.4< 0.00118.018.10.7
 Quintile 221.721.90.521.721.90.5
 Quintile 319.722.4< 0.00119.720.00.3
 Quintile 421.120.40.00421.120.90.5
 Quintile 5 (most deprived)19.315.7< 0.00119.318.70.1
Region
 North East2.82.0< 0.0012.82.50.04
 North West18.413.8< 0.00118.417.90.08
 Yorkshire and Humber2.73.4< 0.0012.72.70.9
 East Midlands2.84.7< 0.0012.82.80.9
 West Midlands11.410.1< 0.00111.411.40.7
 East of England10.010.9< 0.00110.010.20.3
 South West9.011.6< 0.0019.09.40.1
 South Central14.115.4< 0.00114.114.30.5
 London16.913.6< 0.00116.916.50.2
 South East Coast11.314.1< 0.00111.311.80.054
  • Note: IMD = index of multiple deprivation (2010).

  • * Unless indicated otherwise.

  • Resultant sample size once kernel weight from propensity score matching was applied.