Table 3

Crude and adjusted odds ratios of individuals who have ordered oral contraceptive pills from an online contraceptive service between 10 January 2017 and 25 April 2018 (n=482)

ParameterRepeat orders (%) (95% CI)Crude OR (95% CI)P valueAdjusted OR (95% CI)†P valueN
All47.3 (42.8 to 51.9)482
Age group (years)
 16–1946.7 (28.3 to 66.0)0.99 (0.45 to 2.14)0.97300.96 (0.43 to 2.13)0.955330
 20–2447.0 (39.7 to 54.5)1 (Ref.)1 (Ref.)185
 25–2947.8 (40.3 to 55.3)0.97 (0.63 to 1.49)0.97 (0.63 to 1.49)180
 30–3444.2 (30.4 to 58.7)0.87 (0.46 to 1.64)0.87 (0.46 to 1.64)52
 35–3948.0 (27.8 to 68.7)1.07 (0.44 to 2.62)1.08 (0.44 to 2.62)25
 40+60.0 (26.2 to 87.8)1.80 (0.47 to 6.80)1.80 (0.47 to 6.80)10
Ethnic group
 White54.8 (48.9 to 60.7)1 (Ref.)0.0021*1 (Ref.)0.001*290
 Black41.6 (30.4 to 53.6)0.59 (0.35 to 0.97)0.53 (0.31 to 0.89)77
 Asian32.6 (19.1 to 48.5)0.40 (0.20 to 0.78)0.39 (0.20 to 0.77)43
 Mixed31.5 (19.5 to 45.6)0.38 (0.20 to 0.70)0.37 (0.20 to 0.69)54
 Other45.5 (16.7 to 76.6)0.69 (0.20 to 2.30)0.63 (0.18 to 2.14)11
 Unknown14.3 (0.4 to 57.9)0.14 (0.02 to 1.16)0.14 (0.02 to 1.16)7
IMD quintile‡
 First (most deprived)51.5 (43.7 to 59.2)1 (Ref.)0.54631 (Ref.)0.4346169
 Second44.1 (37.2 to 51.2)0.74 (0.49 to 1.12)0.71 (0.46 to 1.09)204
 Third47.8 (37.3 to 58.5)0.86 (0.52 to 1.44)0.81 (0.47 to 1.37)92
 Fourth42.9 (17.7 to 71.1)0.71 (0.24 to 2.13)0.62 (0.20 to 1.96)14
 Fifth (least deprived)0.00 (0.0 to 97.5)§1
  • *p value significant <0.05.

  • †Adjusted for repeat order from service; age group; ethnic group; IMD quintile.

  • ‡Missing data for two observations for IMD.

  • §One-sided, 97.5% CI.

  • IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; OR, odds ratio; Ref., reference.