Descriptive characteristics of overall study cohort, Ontario, Canada (2008–2016)*
| Variable | Caribbean n = 529 651 | East Africa n = 289 254 | East Asia and Pacific n = 1 969 550 | Eastern Europe and Central Asia n = 1 065 676 | Latin America n = 634 289 | Middle East and North Africa n = 846 259 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yr | |||||||
| Mean ± SD | 42.9 ± 13.4 | 42.9 ± 13.6 | 46.0 ± 15.5 | 45.0 ± 14.2 | 43.9 ± 13.7 | 43.2 ± 14.6 | |
| Median (IQR) | 42 (32–51) | 42 (32–52) | 45 (34–55) | 45 (34–55) | 43 (33–53) | 43 (31–52) | |
| Economic class | 119 936 (22.6) | 67 747 (23.4) | 1 137 941 (57.8) | 508 464 (47.7) | 181 875 (28.7) | 471 661 (55.7) | |
| Family class | 376 427 (71.1) | 51 471 (17.8) | 632 136 (32.1) | 213 367 (20.0) | 269 545 (42.5) | 136 677 (16.2) | |
| Refugee | 23 024 (4.3) | 165 062 (57.1) | 158 333 (8.0) | 331 121 (31.1) | 167 899 (26.5) | 228 069 (27.0) | |
| Other | 10 264 (1.9) | 4974 (1.7) | 41 140 (2.1) | 12 724 (1.2) | 14 970 (2.4) | 9852 (1.2) | |
| Income quintile | |||||||
| 1 (lowest) | 173 267 (32.7) | 131 476 (45.5) | 486 560 (24.7) | 233 729 (21.9) | 185 944 (29.3) | 211 773 (25.0) | |
| 2 | 128 653 (24.3) | 55 738 (19.3) | 479 606 (24.4) | 196 724 (18.5) | 157 504 (24.8) | 159 145 (18.8) | |
| 3 | 116 933 (22.1) | 43 783 (15.1) | 392 267 (19.9) | 209 583 (19.7) | 131 328 (20.7) | 161 064 (19.0) | |
| 4 | 72 929 (13.8) | 36 727 (12.7) | 362 229 (18.4) | 245 483 (23.0) | 97 800 (15.4) | 178 241 (21.1) | |
| 5 (highest) | 37 869 (7.1) | 21 530 (7.4) | 248 888 (12.6) | 180 157 (16.9) | 61 713 (9.7) | 136 036 (16.1) | |
| Time since landing, yr | |||||||
| Mean ± SD | 15.4 ± 8.0 | 14.3 ± 7.9 | 13.5 ± 7.5 | 15.4 ± 7.1 | 15.3 ± 8.4 | 12.7 ± 7.6 | |
| Median (IQR) | 17 (9–22) | 15 (8–21) | 13 (7–19) | 16 (10–21) | 16 (8–22) | 12 (6–19) | |
| Variable | Middle-Southern Africa n = 78 052 | South Asia n = 2 151 654 | Western Africa n = 146 040 | Western Europe n = 544 498 | US, Australia and New Zealand n = 153 710 | Long-term residents n = 36 754 786 | Total n = 45 163 419 |
| Age, yr | |||||||
| Mean ± SD | 42.3 ± 14.1 | 44.1 ± 14.6 | 42.5 ± 12.0 | 44.5 ± 13.7 | 43.3 ± 14.4 | 48.7 ± 17.6 | 47.9 ± 17.2 |
| Median (IQR) | 41 (31–51) | 42 (33–53) | 43 (33–52) | 44 (34–53) | 42 (32–53) | 48 (34–62) | 47 (34–60) |
| Economic class | 41 446 (53.1) | 1 048 987 (48.8) | 45 357 (31.1) | 323 774 (59.5) | 55 450 (36.1) | NA | 4 002 638 (8.9) |
| Family class | 12 393 (15.9) | 693 638 (32.2) | 58 951 (40.4) | 188 731 (34.7) | 92 755 (60.3) | NA | 2 726 091 (6.0) |
| Refugee | 21 959 (28.1) | 381 704 (17.7) | 36 406 (24.9) | 26 697 (4.9) | 3851 (2.5) | NA | 1 544 125 (3.4) |
| Other | 2254 (2.9) | 27 325 (1.3) | 5326 (3.6) | 5296 (1.0) | 1654 (1.1) | NA | 135 779 (0.3) |
| Income quintile | |||||||
| 1 (lowest) | 20 401 (26.1) | 591 574 (27.5) | 57 843 (39.6) | 90 107 (16.5) | 23 085 (15.0) | 6 535 312 (17.8) | 8 741 071 (19.4) |
| 2 | 11 884 (15.2) | 524 889 (24.4) | 33 274 (22.8) | 113 249 (20.8) | 26 812 (17.4) | 7 117 317 (19.4) | 9 004 795 (19.9) |
| 3 | 12 532 (16.1) | 510 422 (23.7) | 28 004 (19.2) | 108 795 (20.0) | 28 433 (18.5) | 7 312 052 (19.9) | 9 055 196 (20.0) |
| 4 | 14 900 (19.1) | 351 117 (16.3) | 17 577 (12.0) | 113 792 (20.9) | 31 586 (20.5) | 7 688 061 (20.9) | 9 210 442 (20.4) |
| 5 (highest) | 18 335 (23.5) | 173 652 (8.1) | 9342 (6.4) | 118 555 (21.8) | 43 794 (28.5) | 8 102 044 (22.0) | 9 151 915 (20.3) |
| Time since landing, yr | |||||||
| Mean ± SD | 13.1 ± 8.3 | 11.8± 7.0 | 12.0 ± 7.5 | 15.8 ± 8.9 | 11.4 ± 8.4 | NA | 13.6 ± 7.7 |
| Median (IQR) | 12 (6–20) | 11 (6–17) | 12 (6–18) | 17 (8–23) | 10 (4–18) | NA | 13 (7–20) |
Note: IQR = interquartile range, NA = not applicable, SD = standard deviation.
↵* n represents person-years.