Patient characteristics
| Variable | No. (%) of patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample (RIO 0–39) (n = 18 893) | Large urban (RIO 0) (n = 8325) | Medium urban (RIO 1–9) (n = 6214) | Small urban (RIO 10–39) (n = 4354) | |
| Sex (n = 18 893) | ||||
| Female | 11 278 (59.7) | 5066 (60.9) | 3664 (59.0) | 2548 (58.5) |
| Male | 7615 (40.3) | 3259 (39.2) | 2550 (41.0) | 1806 (41.5) |
| Age, yr (n = 18 893) | ||||
| 16–18 | 374 (2.0) | 168 (2.0) | 118 (1.9) | 88 (2.0) |
| 19–34 | 2444 (12.9) | 1089 (13.1) | 871 (14.0) | 484 (11.1) |
| 35–49 | 4562 (24.2) | 2138 (25.7) | 1528 (24.6) | 896 (20.6) |
| 50–64 | 5859 (31.0) | 2500 (30.0) | 1925 (31.0) | 1434 (32.9) |
| 65–74 | 3436 (18.2) | 1469 (17.7) | 1079 (17.4) | 888 (20.4) |
| ≥ 75 | 2218 (11.7) | 961 (11.5) | 693 (11.2) | 564 (13.0) |
| Language (n = 18 815) | ||||
| English, English & French, English & other | 17 294 (91.9) | 7406 (89.5) | 5719 (92.4) | 4169 (96.0) |
| French | 436 (2.3) | 170 (2.1) | 160 (2.6) | 106 (2.4) |
| Other | 1085 (5.8) | 703 (8.5) | 313 (5.16) | 69 (1.6) |
| Education (n = 18 749) | ||||
| Some high school or less | 1998 (10.7) | 720 (8.7) | 662 (10.7) | 616 (14.3) |
| High school | 3760 (20.1) | 1431 (17.3) | 1266 (20.5) | 1063 (24.6) |
| Some postsecondary | 1652 (8.8) | 689 (8.3) | 569 (9.2) | 394 (9.1) |
| College | 4868 (26.0) | 1949 (23.6) | 1660 (26.9) | 1259 (29.2) |
| University | 4304 (23.0) | 2185 (26.5) | 1410 (22.8) | 709 (16.4) |
| Postgraduate | 2167 (11.6) | 1283 (15.5) | 606 (9.8) | 278 (6.4) |
| Income quintile (n = 18 836) | ||||
| 1 (lowest) | 2854 (15.2) | 1349 (16.3) | 865 (14.0) | 640 (14.7) |
| 2 | 3327 (17.7) | 1519 (18.3) | 986 (15.9) | 822 (18.9) |
| 3 | 3795 (20.2) | 1659 (20.0) | 1207 (19.5) | 929 (21.4) |
| 4 | 4257 (22.6) | 1765 (21.3) | 1467 (23.7) | 1025 (23.6) |
| 5 (highest) | 4603 (24.4) | 2000 (24.1) | 1678 (27.1) | 925 (21.3) |
| Immigrant* (n = 18 822) | ||||
| Yes | 4096 (21.8) | 2312 (27.9) | 1266 (20.4) | 518 (11.9) |
| No | 14 726 (78.2) | 5965 (72.1) | 4933 (79.6) | 3828 (88.1) |
| Self-reported general health (n = 18 818) | ||||
| Poor | 781 (4.2) | 307 (3.7) | 259 (4.2) | 215 (5.0) |
| Fair | 2087 (11.1) | 904 (10.9) | 682 (11.0) | 501 (11.6) |
| Good | 5290 (28.1) | 2258 (27.2) | 1808 (29.2) | 1224 (28.2) |
| Very good | 7129 (37.9) | 3164 (38.2) | 2353 (11.0) | 1622 (37.4) |
| Excellent | 3531 (18.8) | 1655 (20.0) | 1101 (4.2) | 775 (17.9) |
Note: RIO = Rurality Index of Ontario.
↵* Mean years since immigration: large urban 34.29 (standard deviation [SD] 18.54) years, medium urban 37.95 (SD 19.15) years, small urban 44.58 (SD 17.42) years.