Table 3

Indices of deprivation scores associated with home postcode of study participants

Index of deprivationSeropositiveSeronegativeP value
Index of Multiple Deprivation−0.395 (0.89)−0.345 (0.79)0.58
Income−0.352 (0.99)−0.316 (0.80)0.69
Employment−0.267 (1.00)−0.312 (0.78)0.61
Education and skills−0.149 (0.87)−0.160 (0.76)0.90
Health and disability−0.361 (0.73)−0.347 (0.60)0.84
Barriers to housing and services−0.446 (0.57)−0.333 (0.60)0.07
Living environment−0.433 (0.78)−0.444 (0.71)0.88
Income deprivation affecting children−0.381 (0.93)−0.333 (0.80)0.59
Income deprivation affecting older adults−0.369 (0.88)−0.274 (0.75)0.25
  • Mean and SD (in parentheses) are provided. Numerically lower values represent more deprived postcodes.

  • Means of seropositive and seronegative groups were compared using the unpaired, two-tailed Student’s t-test.