| Characteristic | No. (%)* | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPCSSN n = 115 039 | Ontario n = 10 300 555 | ||
| Age in 2011, yr | < 0.001 | ||
| Mean (95% CI) | 51.03 (50.93-51.13) | 47.66 (47.65-47.67) | |
| Median (IQR) | 51 (37-64) | 47 (33-60) | |
| Age group in 2011, yr | |||
| 19-34 | 24 926 (21.7) | 2 784 789 (27.0) | < 0.001 |
| 35-49 | 29 998 (26.1) | 2 972 495 (28.9) | |
| 50-64 | 32 341 (28.1) | 2 666 329 (25.9) | |
| 65-74 | 14 740 (12.8) | 1 001 007 (9.7) | |
| 75-84 | 9 531 (8.3) | 626 098 (6.1) | |
| > 85 | 3 503 (3.0) | 249 837 (2.4) | |
| Male | 46 721 (40.6) | 4 991 857 (48.5) | < 0.001 |
| Income quintile† | |||
| 1 (lowest) | 19 950 (17.3) | 1 957 809 (19.0) | < 0.001 |
| 2 | 19 461 (16.9) | 2 032 256 (19.7) | |
| 3 | 21 315 (18.5) | 2 049 351 (19.9) | |
| 4 | 23 049 (20.0) | 2 143 524 (20.8) | |
| 5 (highest) | 30 262 (26.3) | 2 076 792 (20.2) | |
| 9 (unknown) | 1 002 (0.9) | 40 823 (0.4) | |
| Immigrated to Canada in past 10 years | 8 042 (7.0) | 1 143 311 (11.1) | < 0.001 |
| Rurality Index of Ontario category | |||
| Urban | 71 894 (62.5) | 7 445 676 (72.3) | < 0.001 |
| Suburban | 38 641 (33.6) | 1 988 531 (19.3) | |
| Rural | 3 617 (3.1) | 782 232 (7.6) | |
| Missing | 887 (0.8) | 84 116 (0.8) | |
| Resource utilization band† | |||
| 0 | 4 442 (3.9) | 1 002 617 (9.7) | < 0.001 |
| 1 | 5 168 (4.5) | 590 414 (5.7) | |
| 2 | 18 346 (15.9) | 1 730 943 (16.8) | |
| 3 | 61 026 (53.0) | 5 096 860 (49.5) | |
| 4 | 18 734 (16.3) | 1 402 376 (13.6) | |
| 5 | 7 323 (6.4) | 477 345 (4.6) | |
| No. of associated diagnostic groups | |||
| 0 | 4 446 (3.9) | 1 002 765 (9.7) | < 0.001 |
| 1-4 | 50 990 (44.3) | 4 365 228 (42.4) | |
| 5-9 | 48 295 (42.0) | 3 963 489 (38.5) | |
| ≥ 10 | 11 308 (9.8) | 969 073 (9.4) | |
| Mean (95% CI) | 5.11 (5.09-5.13) | 4.74 (4.74-4.74) | < 0.001 |
| Median (IQR) | 5 (3-7) | 4 (2-7) | |
| Health condition | |||
| Hypertension | 34 741 (30.2) | 2 717 743 (26.4) | < 0.001 |
| Diabetes | 13 360 (11.6) | 1 150 934 (11.2) | < 0.001 |
| CHF | 3 090 (2.7) | 226 162 (2.2) | < 0.001 |
| Asthma | 15 499 (13.5) | 1 334 846 (13.0) | < 0.001 |
| COPD | 10 021 (8.7) | 761 326 (7.4) | < 0.001 |
| AMI | 2 173 (1.9) | 162 566 (1.6) | < 0.001 |
| Mental health | 27 305 (23.7) | 2 325 243 (22.6) | < 0.001 |
Note: AMI = acute myocardial infarction, CI = confidence interval, CHF = congestive heart failure, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, IQR = interquartile range. Data sources: Ontario CPCSSN 2014 data extraction, Ontario Registered Persons Database, Hospital Discharge Abstracts and the National Ambulatory Care Registry.
*Unless stated otherwise.
†Resource utilization bands are estimates of health resource use grouped by overall morbidity level (0 = non user, 1 = healthy user, 2 = low morbidity, 3 = moderate morbidity, 4 = high morbidity, 5 = very high morbidity).