Table 1 Patient characteristics and the mode of assessment offered
| Â | Â | Mode of Assessment N (valid %) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | All 49923 | Face-to-face 16057 (32.2) | Telephone 33866 (67.8) |
Age at referral | |||
Mean (sd) | 39.3 (15.31) | 39.9 (15.97) | 38.9 (14.98) |
Missing | 0 | Â | Â |
Gender | |||
 Female | 31703 | 9906 (31.2) | 21797 (68.8) |
 Male | 17847 | 5994 (33.6) | 11853 (66.4) |
 Missing | 373 | 157 | 216 |
Ethnicity | |||
 White | 42384 | 13205 (31.2) | 29179 (68.8) |
 Mixed Ethnicity | 896 | 164 (18.3) | 732 (81.7) |
 Asian | 2758 | 910 (33.0) | 1848 (67.0) |
 Black | 548 | 150 (27.4) | 398 (72.6) |
 Other ethnicity | 566 | 238 (42.0) | 328 (58.0) |
 Missing | 2771 | 1390 | 1383 |
IMD | |||
 Quintile 1 (Most deprived) | 17400 | 6132 (35.2) | 11268 (64.8) |
 Quintile 2 | 9441 | 3036 (32.2) | 6405 (67.8) |
 Quintile 3 | 8466 | 2043 (24.1) | 6423 (75.9) |
 Quintile 4 | 7408 | 2167 (29.3) | 5241 (70.7) |
 Quintile 5 (Least deprived) | 6457 | 2226 (34.5) | 4231 (65.5) |
 Missing | 751 | 453 | 298 |
Referral source | |||
 Self | 29579 | 4912 (16.6) | 24667 (83.4) |
 Other | 19202 | 10668 (55.6) | 8534 (44.4) |
 Missing | 1142 | 477 | 665 |