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Table 5 Comparison of means of covariates between BIB P1s and BIB P2s, before and after matching on propensity score

From: Does involvement in a cohort study improve health and affect health inequalities? A natural experiment

  

Mean

% of bias

BIB P2 (exposed)

BIB P1 (unexposed)

Age

Unmatched

28.28

29.61

−28.7

Matched

28.48

−4.4

Ethnicity

Unmatched

1.83

1.80

4.2

Matched

1.81

3.5

Education

Unmatched

2.48

2.54

−4.7

Matched

2.64

−12.1

Questionnaire date

Unmatched

999.48

661.77

105.7

Matched

1012.6

−4.1