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Table 3 Numbers of CT scans by age and Townsend deprivation quintile in patients under 22 years of age in the Northern Region of England, 1990-2002.

From: Socio-economic variation in CT scanning in Northern England, 1990-2002

Townsend Quintiles

Age at time of scan (years)

1

N (%)

2

N (%)

3

N (%)

4

N (%)

5

N (%)

Total

N (%)

< 1

420 (7.3)

516 (7.7)

636 (7.9)

812 (9.1)

813 (9.5)

3197 (8.4)

1-4

714 (12)

876 (13)

1045 (13)

1306 (15)

1186 (14)

5127 (13)

5-9

1004 (17)

989 (15)

1209 (15)

1490 (17)

1291 (15)

5983 (16)

10-14

1266 (22)

1509 (23)

1690 (21)

1827 (20)

1830 (21)

8082 (21)

15-19

1940 (34)

2340 (35)

2835 (35)

2880 (32)

2743 (32)

12738 (34)

20-21

438 (7.6)

472 (7.0)

673 (8.4)

616 (6.9)

681 (8.0)

2880 (7.6)

Total

5782

6702

8048

8931

8544

38007

  1. P for association between quintile of deprivation and age at time of scan < 0.0001