Table 1 Baseline information for each group at individual and cluster level

From: Adolescent seasonal allergic rhinitis and the impact of health-care professional training: cluster randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention in primary care

 

Intervention arm

Control arm

Practice factors

 Number of clusters

20

18

 Mean list size

11,144

8,330

 Mean deprivation score

IMDa

21.5

21.7

SIMDb

2.48

2.47

Patient factors

 Number

223

118

 Mean age (years) (s.d.)

15 (1.85)

15 (1.91)

 Number (%) male

112 (50.2)

57 (48.3)

  1. aIMD—The 2004 Index of Multiple Deprivation for English practices.
  2. bSIMD—Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.
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