Characteristics of patients with serious mental illness, diabetes mellitus and the Ontario adult population in fiscal years 2016/17–2017/18
| Variable | No. (%)* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schizophrenia n = 212 369 (2.0) | Bipolar disorder n = 380 062 (3.6) | Diabetes mellitus n = 1 006 692 (9.6) | Ontario adult population n = 10 461 874 (100) | |
| Age, yr | ||||
| 18–44 | 93 280 (43.9) | 161 255 (42.4) | 93 775 (9.3) | 4 589 401 (43.9) |
| 45–64 | 84 567 (39.8) | 155 639 (41.0) | 431 846 (42.9) | 3 803 639 (36.4) |
| 65–74 | 21 315 (10.0) | 41 890 (11.0) | 274 731 (27.3) | 1 211 001 (11.6) |
| ≥ 75 | 13 207 (6.2) | 21 278 (5.6) | 206 340 (20.5) | 857 833 (8.2) |
| Mean ± SD | 47.58 ± 16.74 | 47.91 ± 16.53 | 62.91 ± 13.68 | 48.03 ± 17.98 |
| Income quintile, patient | ||||
| Female | 98 626 (46.4) | 235 623 (62.0) | 467 484 (46.4) | 5 397 953 (51.6) |
| Q1 (low) | 73 707 (34.7) | 92 670 (24.4) | 237 113 (23.6) | 2 030 502 (19.4) |
| Q2 | 47 013 (22.1) | 81 074 (21.3) | 222 131 (22.1) | 2 082 736 (19.9) |
| Q3 | 36 487 (17.2) | 72 861 (19.2) | 207 886 (20.7) | 2 102 894 (20.1) |
| Q4 | 28 362 (13.4) | 65 775 (17.3) | 180 353 (17.9) | 2 077 038 (19.9) |
| Q5 (high) | 25 635 (12.1) | 66 286 (17.4) | 157 157 (15.6) | 2 126 537 (20.3) |
| New arrival to Ontario† | ||||
| No | 206 128 (97.1) | 369 832 (97.3) | 957 290 (95.1) | 9 723 602 (92.9) |
| Yes | 6241 (2.9) | 10 230 (2.7) | 49 402 (4.9) | 738 272 (7.1) |
| RIO score group, patient | ||||
| Missing | 1914 (0.9) | 2507 (0.7) | 10 821 (1.1) | 105 539 (1.0) |
| Rural | 14 123 (6.7) | 24 417 (6.4) | 74 753 (7.4) | 770 884 (7.4) |
| Suburban | 36 615 (17.2) | 76 131 (20.0) | 186 413 (18.5) | 2 020 218 (19.3) |
| Urban | 159 717 (75.2) | 277 007 (72.9) | 734 705 (73.0) | 7 565 233 (72.3) |
| Total core primary care visits in study period | ||||
| 0 | 30 794 (14.5) | 33 178 (8.7) | 37 080 (3.7) | 1 626 541 (15.5) |
| 1 | 15 123 (7.1) | 20 998 (5.5) | 27 528 (2.7) | 954 361 (9.1) |
| 2 | 14 445 (6.8) | 23 002 (6.1) | 36 122 (3.6) | 960 777 (9.2) |
| 3–5 | 39 221 (18.5) | 73 871 (19.4) | 155 561 (15.5) | 2 444 397 (23.4) |
| 6–10 | 47 922 (22.6) | 100 963 (26.6) | 327 580 (32.5) | 2 449 347 (23.4) |
| ≥ 11 | 64 864 (30.5) | 128 050 (33.7) | 422 821 (42.0) | 2 026 451 (19.4) |
| Mean ± SD | 9.30 ± 11.65 | 9.70 ± 10.22 | 11.32 ± 9.55 | 6.50 ± 7.59 |
| Continuity of care for patients with > 2 primary care visits | ||||
| 0–40 | 35 922 (23.6) | 62 539 (20.6) | 110 932 (12.2) | 1 386 998 (20.0) |
| 41–80 | 47 043 (30.9) | 102 157 (33.7) | 228 197 (25.2) | 2 208 455 (31.9) |
| ≥ 81 | 69 042 (45.4) | 138 188 (45.6) | 566 833 (62.6) | 3 324 742 (48.0) |
| Sum of ADGs in look-back period‡ | ||||
| 0 | 7 728 (3.6) | 9442 (2.5) | NA | 695 482 (6.6) |
| 1–5 | 57 548 (27.1) | 83 433 (22.0) | 256 557 (25.5) | 4 092 896 (39.1) |
| 6–10 | 81 085 (38.2) | 158 263 (41.6) | 439 434 (43.7) | 3 992 407 (38.2) |
| ≥ 11 | 66 008 (31.1) | 128 924 (33.9) | 310 701 (30.9) | 1 681 089 (16.1) |
| Sum of psychosocial ADGs in look-back period‡ | ||||
| 0 | 38 749 (18.2) | 89 647 (23.6) | 622 203 (61.8) | 6 951 222 (66.4) |
| 1 | 62 587 (29.5) | 141 303 (37.2) | 297 974 (29.6) | 2 773 087 (26.5) |
| 2 | 78 617 (37.0) | 113 992 (30.0) | 73 167 (7.3) | 619 047 (5.9) |
| 3 | 32 416 (15.3) | 35 120 (9.2) | 13 348 (1.3) | 118 518 (1.1) |
| Psychiatry visits during the study period, mean ± SD | 3.68 ± 9.53 | 2.62 ± 9.01 | 0.34 ± 3.06 | 0.32 ± 3.26 |
Note: ADGs = Aggregated Diagnosis Groups, NA = not applicable, SD = standard deviation, RIO = Rurality Index of Ontario.
↵* Unless otherwise indicated.
↵† New arrival in Ontario: receiving an Ontario health card for the first time in the preceding 10 years.
↵‡ Look-back period: Apr. 1, 2013–Mar. 30, 2016.