Use of health care services by adults in Alberta, 2009/10
| Variable | Community-dwelling, no. (%)* | Long-term care residents, no. (%)* n = 34 121 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall n = 3 261 459 | Residence | Age, yr | Sex | No. of ACSCs | |||||||
| Urban n = 2 731 980 | Rural n = 339 996 | 18–40 n = 1 492 764 | 41–65 n = 1 369 231 | > 65 n = 399 464 | Male n = 1 672 187 | Female n = 1 589 272 | 0 n = 2 458 843 | ≥ 1 n = 802 616 | |||
| Age, yr, median (IQR) | 42 (29–55) | 42 (29–55) | 44 (29–57) | 28 (23–34) | 50 (45–56) | 73 (68–79) | 41 (29–54) | 42 (29–55) | 37 (27–48) | 59 (49–70) | 82 (71–88) |
| Female sex | 1 589 272 (48.7) | 1 346 267 (49.3) | 165 347 (48.6) | 715 257 (47.9) | 660 282 (48.2) | 213 733 (53.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 589 272 (100.0) | 1 182 963 (48.1) | 406 309 (50.6) | 21 164 (62.0) |
| No. of comorbidities, median (IQR) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–2) | 3 (1–4) | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–2) | 0 (0–1) | 2 (2–4) | 6 (4–7) |
| Urban residence† | 2 731 980 (88.9) | 2 731 980 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 246 856 (89.7) | 1 154 496 (88.8) | 330 628 (86.5) | 1 385 713 (88.8) | 1 346 267 (89.1) | 2 036 905 (89.5) | 695 075 (87.4) | 30 109 (88.8) |
| Saw primary care physician in office setting | 2 213 242 (67.9) | 1 966 992 (72.0) | 242 026 (71.2) | 888 408 (59.5) | 985 739 (72.0) | 339 095 (84.9) | 985 842 (59.0) | 1 227 400 (77.2) | 1 486 193 (60.4) | 727 049 (90.6) | 26 655 (78.1) |
| Saw salaried specialist as outpatient | 34 357 (1.1) | 30 910 (1.1) | 3337 (1.0) | 8639 (0.6) | 15 261 (1.1) | 10 457 (2.6) | 14 521 (0.9) | 19 836 (1.2) | 16 766 (0.7) | 17 591 (2.2) | 705 (2.1) |
| Saw FFS specialist as outpatient | 998 159 (30.6) | 902 039 (33.0) | 94 234 (27.7) | 301 515 (20.2) | 470 601 (34.4) | 226 043 (56.6) | 419 346 (25.1) | 578 813 (36.4) | 560 979 (22.8) | 437 180 (54.5) | 15 796 (46.3) |
| Saw any specialist as outpatient | 999 737 (30.7) | 903 392 (33.1) | 94 421 (27.8) | 302 290 (20.3) | 471 294 (34.4) | 226 153 (56.6) | 420 266 (25.1) | 579 471 (36.5) | 562 203 (22.9) | 437 534 (54.5) | 15 808 (46.3) |
| Had at least 1 medication dispensation | 1 789 513 (54.9) | 1 575 859 (57.7) | 212 030 (62.4) | 675 570 (45.3) | 797 895 (58.3) | 316 048 (79.1) | 769 355 (46.0) | 1 020 158 (64.2) | 1 123 292 (45.7) | 666 221 (83.0) | 23 983 (70.3) |
| Had at least 1 emergency department visit | 644 247 (19.8) | 526 163 (19.3) | 116 673 (34.3) | 295 663 (19.8) | 243 185 (17.8) | 105 399 (26.4) | 314 769 (18.8) | 329 478 (20.7) | 409 589 (16.7) | 234 658 (29.2) | 16 268 (47.7) |
| Had at least 1 hospital admission | 192 409 (5.9) | 163 362 (6.0) | 28 886 (8.5) | 79 556 (5.3) | 61 568 (4.5) | 51 285 (12.8) | 69 420 (4.2) | 122 989 (7.7) | 98 222 (4.0) | 94 187 (11.7) | 12 308 (36.1) |
| Admitted to academic centre | 40 686 (1.2) | 37 000 (1.4) | 3650 (1.1) | 12 251 (0.8) | 15 742 (1.1) | 12 693 (3.2) | 19 200 (1.1) | 21 486 (1.4) | 16 855 (0.7) | 23 831 (3.0) | 3289 (9.6) |