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Table 4 Demographics of referrals and recruits by recruitment method for all studies

From: You are how you recruit: a cohort and randomized controlled trial of recruitment strategies

 

Fax

In-clinic

Tradeshows

Direct

Media (Free and paid)

 

(Reference)

    

Referrals

     

Mean age (SD)

30.2 (5.0)

30.4 (4.8)

30.8 (4.6)

33.0 (5.2)

31.0 (4.9)

n = 1888

n = 480

n = 114

n = 14

n = 45

Above 24 weeks GA

57.98%

55.04%

60.83%

51.22%

14.68%*

(1144/1973)

(879/1597)

(368/605)

(21/41)

(43/293)

Mean income quintile (SD)

3.3 (1.4)

2.9* (1.4)

3.2 (1.3)

2.3* (1.5)

3.2 (1.4)

n = 2044

n = 1479

n = 531

n = 7

n = 58

Recruits

     

Mean age (SD)

30.9 (4.5)

30.7 (4.7)

31.0 (4.4)

33.3 (5.5)

31.2 (4.9)

n = 301

n = 388

n = 91

n = 12

n = 42

Above 24 weeks GA

45.36%

54.39%*

54.95%

68.75%

11.25%*

(137/302)

(217/399)

(50/91)

(11/16)

(18/160)

Mean income quintile (SD)

3.5 (1.3)

3.0* (1.4)

3.2 (1.3)

n < 5

3.4 (1.5)

 

n = 290

n = 366

n = 79

 

n = 36

  1. *p ≤ 0.05 All analysis are adjusting for recruiting study.
  2. Income Quintiles range from 1 - 5.