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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of ITT and per protocol samples

From: A randomised controlled trial of personalised decision support delivered via the internet for bowel cancer screening with a faecal occult blood test: the effects of tailoring of messages according to social cognitive variables on participation

   

Control

Non-tailored

tailored

   

n

%

n

%

n

%

ITT Sample

AGE

50–54

348

30.7%

330

29.0%

331

29.1%

55–59

302

26.6%

298

26.2%

315

27.7%

60–64

266

23.4%

296

26.1%

275

24.2%

65–69

126

11.1%

123

10.8%

142

12.5%

70–74

93

8.2%

89

7.8%

74

6.5%

SEX

Male

557

49.1%

556

48.9%

559

49.2%

Female

578

50.9%

580

51.1%

578

50.8%

SEIFA*

SEI_AD <5

173

15.2%

173

15.2%

190

16.7%

SEI_AD >5

962

84.8%

963

84.8%

947

83.3%

STATE

NSW

219

19.3%

220

19.4%

220

19.3%

QLD

214

18.9%

214

18.8%

215

18.9%

SA

242

21.3%

242

21.3%

241

21.2%

VIC

210

18.5%

209

18.4%

210

18.5%

WA

250

22.0%

251

22.1%

251

22.1%

Per Protocol Sample

AGE

50–54

238

28.9%

207

28.9%

205

28.0%

55–59

220

26.7%

187

26.1%

200

27.4%

60–64

195

23.7%

177

24.7%

184

25.2%

65–69

100

12.2%

85

11.9%

90

12.3%

70–74

70

8.5%

60

8.4%

52

7.1%

SEX

Male

413

50.2%

368

51.4%

371

50.8%

Female

410

49.8%

348

48.6%

360

49.2%

SEIFA*

SEI_AD <5

128

15.6%

97

13.5%

111

15.2%

SEI_AD >5

695

84.4%

619

86.5%

620

84.8%

STATE

NSW

154

18.7%

128

17.9%

123

16.8%

QLD

162

19.7%

148

20.7%

139

19.0%

SA

178

21.6%

151

21.1%

162

22.2%

VIC

151

18.3%

129

18.0%

128

17.5%

WA

178

21.6%

160

22.3%

179

24.5%

  1. *SEIFA: <5 = higher disadvantage and lower advantage; >5 = lower disadvantage and higher advantage.