| Characteristic | No. (%) registered* | Prevalence ratio (95% confidence interval) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusted† | ||
| World region of birth | |||
| East Asia and Pacific | 41 748 (8.4) | 0.21 (0.21-0.21) | 0.28 (0.27-0.28) |
| South Asia | 53 066 (11.2) | 0.28 (0.28-0.28) | 0.37 (0.36-0.38) |
| Latin America and Caribbean | 40 985 (15.2) | 0.38 (0.38-0.39) | 0.51 (0.50-0.52) |
| Eastern Europe and Central Asia | 20 216 (9.4) | 0.23 (0.23-0.24) | 0.28 (0.27-0.28) |
| Middle East and North Africa | 19 056 (10.5) | 0.26 (0.26-0.27) | 0.33 (0.32-0.33) |
| Western Europe | 31 634 (20.6) | 0.52 (0.51-0.52) | 0.57 (0.56-0.58) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 9 078 (7.9) | 0.20 (0.19-0.20) | 0.26 (0.26-0.27) |
| United States, Australia and New Zealand | 15 207 (40.0) | 1.00 [Reference] | 1.00 [Reference] |
| Other | 138 (17.8) | 0.44 (0.38-0.52) | 0.58 (0.50-0.67) |
| Age category, yr | |||
| 16-19 | 4 545 (6.0) | 1.00 [Reference] | 1.00 [Reference] |
| 20-29 | 31 791 (11.0) | 1.83 (1.78-1.89) | 1.85 (1.80-1.91) |
| 30-39 | 57 841 (13.8) | 2.31 (2.24-2.37) | 2.23 (2.16-2.30) |
| 40-49 | 68 319 (13.8) | 2.32 (2.25-2.39) | 2.02 (1.95-2.08) |
| 50-59 | 44 244 (11.9) | 2.00 (1.94-2.06) | 1.76 (1.70-1.82) |
| 60-69 | 16 302 (9.9) | 1.66 (1.61-1.72) | 1.57 (1.52-1.63) |
| 70-79 | 5 931 (6.9) | 1.15 (1.11-1.20) | 1.28 (1.23-1.33) |
| ≥ 80 | 2 155 (4.6) | 0.76 (0.73-0.80) | 0.88 (0.84-0.93) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 121 402 (12.0) | 1.00 [Reference] | 1.00 [Reference] |
| Male | 109 726 (11.8) | 0.98 (0.97-0.99) | 0.93 (0.93-0.94) |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 224 266 (11.7) | 1.00 [Reference] | 1.00 [Reference] |
| Rural | 6 862 (28.3) | 2.43 (2.38-2.48) | 1.24 (1.21-1.26) |
| Neighbourhood income quintile | |||
| First (lowest) | 43 634 (8.8) | 0.73 (0.72-0.74) | 0.96 (0.94-0.97) |
| Second | 46 543 (10.9) | 0.90 (0.89-0.91) | 1.00 (0.99-1.01) |
| Third | 49 520 (12.1) | 1.00 [Reference] | 1.00 [Reference] |
| Fourth | 49 308 (13.4) | 1.10 (1.09-1.12) | 1.09 (1.08-1.11) |
| Fifth (highest) | 42 123 (17.0) | 1.41 (1.39-1.42) | 1.02 (1.00-1.03) |
| Ethnic concentration quintile‡ | |||
| First (lowest) | 9 435 (23.4) | 1.27 (1.25-1.30) | 1.12 (1.10-1.15) |
| Second | 15 272 (20.6) | 1.12 (1.10-1.14) | 1.06 (1.04-1.08) |
| Third | 23 119 (18.4) | 1.00 [Reference] | 1.00 [Reference] |
| Fourth | 43 565 (14.8) | 0.81 (0.79-0.82) | 0.88 (0.86-0.89) |
| Fifth (highest) | 137 715 (9.9) | 0.54 (0.53-0.54) | 0.70 (0.69-0.71) |
| Characteristic | No. (%) registered* | Prevalence ratio (95% confidence interval) | |
| Unadjusted | Adjusted† | ||
| Material deprivation quintile‡ | |||
| First (lowest) | 72 247 (14.4) | 1.23 (1.21-1.24) | 1.09 (1.08-1.10) |
| Second | 52 4a77 (13.1) | 1.11 (1.10-1.13) | 1.04 (1.03-1.05) |
| Third | 44 268 (11.9) | 1.00 [Reference] | 1.00 [Reference] |
| Fourth | 33 461 (10.1) | 0.86 (0.85-0.87) | 0.92 (0.91-0.93) |
| Fifth (highest) | 26 653 (8.4) | 0.71 (0.70-0.73) | 0.82 (0.80-0.83) |
| Education§ | |||
| University degree or higher | 71 901 (14.3) | 1.00 [Reference] | 1.00 [Reference] |
| Some university | 11 142 (13.8) | 0.97 (0.95-0.98) | 0.96 (0.95-0.98) |
| Nonuniversity qualifications (e.g., college diploma) | 36 403 (13.1) | 0.92 (0.91-0.93) | 0.92 (0.91-0.93) |
| Secondary or less | 95 818 (10.4) | 0.73 (0.72-0.73) | 0.78 (0.77-0.79) |
| None | 15 864 (9.6) | 0.67 (0.66-0.68) | 0.81 (0.80-0.83) |
| Time since arrival in Canada, yr | |||
| ≥ 20 | 56 371 (11.0) | 1.23 (1.21-1.26) | 1.31 (1.28-1.35) |
| 15-19 | 53 046 (14.0) | 1.57 (1.53-1.61) | 1.76 (1.72-1.80) |
| 10-14 | 60 633 (13.4) | 1.50 (1.47-1.53) | 1.66 (1.62-1.70) |
| 4-9 | 53 695 (10.4) | 1.16 (1.14-1.19) | 1.21 (1.18-1.23) |
| < 4 | 7 383 (8.9) | 1.00 [Reference] | 1.00 [Reference] |
| Language ability§ | |||
| English | 160 835 (14.0) | 1.00 [Reference] | 1.00 [Reference] |
| French | 1 305 (7.9) | 0.56 (0.53-0.59) | 0.66 (0.63-0.70) |
| Both | 7 704 (15.7) | 1.12 (1.10-1.14) | 1.06 (1.04-1.08) |
| Neither | 61 284 (8.4) | 0.60 (0.59-0.60) | 0.76 (0.75-0.77) |
| Marital status§ | |||
| Married | 121 619 (11.7) | 1.00 [Reference] | 1.00 [Reference] |
| Separated, divorced, widowed | 6 876 (9.2) | 0.78 (0.77-0.80) | 1.06 (1.04-1.09) |
| Single | 102 633 (12.3) | 1.04 (1.04-1.05) | 1.11 (1.10-1.12) |
| Immigrant class§ | |||
| Economic | 119 029 (13.2) | 1.00 [Reference] | 1.00 [Reference] |
| Family | 74 731 (10.9) | 0.82 (0.82-0.83) | 0.86 (0.86-0.87) |
| Refugee | 31 305 (10.0) | 0.76 (0.75-0.77) | 0.95 (0.94-0.96) |
| Other | 6 063 (11.9) | 0.90 (0.88-0.93) | 0.96 (0.93-0.98) |
*Total number of immigrants for this analysis was 1 947 192, of whom 231 128 were registered for organ and tissue donation; 454 immigrants, of whom 52 were registered, had missing data on immigration-related characteristics and were excluded from this cohort.
†Adjusted for world region of birth, sex, residence, age category, neighbourhood income quintile, material deprivation quintile, ethnic concentration quintile, education, time since arrival in Canada, language ability, marital status and immigrant class.
‡Data missing for 15 102 people (< 1.0%), of whom 2022 were registered.
§Data missing for 454 people (< 0.01%), of whom 52 were registered, who were then further excluded from analysis.