Cohort characteristics at baseline
| Characteristic | No. (%)* |
|---|---|
| Overall | 525 409 (100) |
| Age | |
| Mean | 64.37 |
| Median (IQR) | 65 (56–75) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 274 476 (52) |
| Male | 250 993 (48) |
| Income quintile | |
| 1 | 93 866 (18) |
| 2 | 103 577 (20) |
| 3 | 103 228 (20) |
| 4 | 109 642 (21) |
| 5 (wealthiest) | 115 096 (21) |
| Immigration status | |
| Long-term | 37 114 (7) |
| Recent | 6104 (1) |
| Nonimmigrant | 482 191 (92) |
| Type of cancer | |
| Brain | 8119 (2) |
| Breast | 111 543 (21) |
| Colorectal | 54 871 (10) |
| Gynecologic | 35 022 (7) |
| Hematologic | 52 609 (10) |
| Head and neck | 20 277 (4) |
| Lung | 50 541 (10) |
| Other | 67 268 (13) |
| Other gastrointestinal | 21 048 (4) |
| Other genitourinary | 24 552 (5) |
| Prostate | 79 559 (15) |
| Region | |
| Erie St. Clair | 30 053 (6) |
| South West | 40 377 (8) |
| Waterloo Wellington | 24 625 (5) |
| Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant | 64 800 (12) |
| Central West | 21 872 (4) |
| Mississauga Halton | 36 791 (7) |
| Toronto Central | 44 241 (8) |
| Central | 59 952 (11) |
| Central East | 60 268 (11) |
| South East | 25 102 (5) |
| Champlain | 53 126 (10) |
| North Simcoe Musksoka | 21 124 (4) |
| North East | 30 542 (6) |
| North West | 12 536 (2) |
| Charlson score | |
| 0 | 462 189 (88) |
| ≥ 1 | 63 220 (12) |
| ADG score | |
| 1–5 | 188 057 (36) |
| 6–10 | 235 163 (45) |
| ≥ 10 | 102 189 (19) |
| RUB score | |
| 0 | 14 701 (3) |
| 1 | 6380 (1) |
| 2 | 27 597 (5) |
| 3 | 219 284 (42) |
| 4 | 135 096 (26) |
| 5 | 122 351 (23) |
Note: ADG = Aggregated Diagnosis Group, IQR = interquartile range, RUB = resource utilization band.
↵* Unless indicated otherwise.