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- Figure 1
Population pyramid comparing the 2013 CPCSSN sample population and the 2011 Canadian census, grouped by clinically relevant age categories. CPCSSN = Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network.
Tables
- Table 1: Characteristics of patients in the CPCSSN database with a clinical encounter in the previous 2 years (n = 392 443; as of Sept. 30, 2013) compared with the 2011 Canadian Census population (full census data, including non-CPCSSN provinces, n = 33 476 715)
Characteristic CPCSSN Census 20118 Age, yr Mean ± SD 43.1 ± 23.5 39.6 ± 22.6 Median (IQR) 44.0 (24.0-61.0) 40.0
(21.0-56.0)Sex, % Male 42.9 49.0 Female 57.1 51.0 Residence location, % Urban 77.1 81.0 Rural 22.9 19.0 Province,* % British Columbia 2.6 13.1 Alberta 15.8 10.9 Manitoba 8.2 3.6 Ontario 48.2 38.4 Quebec 1.6 23.6 Nova Scotia 14.1 2.8 Newfoundland 9.5 1.5 Note: CPCSSN = Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network,
IQR = interquartile range.
*Census total does not add up to 100.0% because non-CPCSSN provinces were excluded.
- Table 2: Sex-stratified proportions (95% CIs) of the Canadian population (2011 full census data) compared with the national sample patient population in the CPCSSN
Characteristic by age group Census 2011 population
N = 33 476 715CPCSSN national population
N = 392 443No. of males,
% (95% CI)
n = 16 414 225No. of females,
% (95% CI)
n = 17 062 490Sex ratio No. of males,
% (95% CI)
n = 168 316No. of females,
% (95% CI)
n = 224 127Sex ratio Infants, 0-4 yr 961 150,
5.85 (5.84-5.87)915 950,
5.37 (5.36-5.38)1.05 10 492,
6.23 (6.12-6.35)10 390,
4.64 (4.55-4.72)1.01 Children, 5-19 yr 3 025 790,
18.43 (18.41-18.45)2 882 605,
16.89 (16.88-16.91)1.05 27 582,
16.39 (16.21-16.56)28 886,
12.89 (12.75-13.03)0.95 Young adults, 20-39 yr 4 309 075,
26.25 (26.23-26.27)4 384 810,
25.70 (25.68-25.72)0.98 35 434,
21.10 (20.86-21.25)58 415,
26.06 (25.88-26.25)0.61 Middle aged, 40-64 yr 5 919 450,
36.06 (36.04-36.09)6 132 845,
35.94 (35.92-35.97)0.97 60 236,
35.79 (35.56-36.02)81 128,
36.20 (36.00-36.40)0.74 Older adults, 65 yr and older 2 198 760,
13.39 (13.38-13.41)2 746 280,
16.09 (16.08-16.11)0.80 34 572,
20.54 (20.35-20.73)45 308,
20.21 (20.05-20.38)0.76 Note: CI = confidence interval, CPCSSN = Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network, sex ratio = no. of males/no. of females.
- Table 3: Representativeness of physicians in the national CPCSSN data (up to Sept. 30, 2013) compared with respondents to the 2013 NPS
Characteristic No. (%) of CPCSSN physicians
n = 478No. (%) of 2013 NPS respondents
n = 31 799Age, yr < 35 59 (13.7) 3 434 (10.8) 35-44 110 (25.5) 6 805 (21.4) 45-54 125 (29.0) 8 554 (26.9) 55-64 104 (24.1) 9 000 (28.3) ≥ 65 33 (7.7) 4 007 (12.6) No. missing 47 0 Sex Male 234 (48.9) 17 807 (56.0) Female 244 (51.0) 13 992 (44.0) Practice location Urban/nonrural 402 (84.1) 26 432 (84.0) Rural 76 (15.9) 5 035 (16.0) No. missing 0 332 Practice setting Academic primary care 92 (19.3) 1 982 (7.8) Nonacademic primary care 386 (80.7) 23 423 (92.2) No. missing 0 6 394 Note: CPCSSN = Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network, NPS = National Physician Survey.
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