Table 2 Comparisons of study population in Ontario and other Canadian provinces (Control) 2003-2007
| Â | Control | Ontario | p | Â | Control | Ontario | p | Â | Control | Ontario | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Leisure physical activity | Â | Â | ||||
Socio-demographic | Caucasian | 91.5 | 85.5 | 0.000 | Active | 23.5 | 22.8 | 0.322 | |||
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Other | 8.5 | 14.5 | Â | Moderately Active | 26.8 | 26.8 | 0.995 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Inactive | 49.6 | 50.4 | 0.400 |
50-64 | 74.0 | 73.2 | Â | Country of birth | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
65-74 | 26.0 | 26.8 | 0.159 | Canada | 81.6 | 65.4 | 0.000 | Heavy drinking b | Â | ||
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Never | 74.4 | 74.7 | 0.657 |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Time in Canada since immigration | Â | <Once a Month | 14.1 | 13.9 | 0.654 | ||
Male | 53.0 | 52.0 | 0.136 | Non-Immigrant | 68.1 | 61.9 | 0.000 | Once a Month | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.601 |
Female | 47.0 | 48.0 | Â | 20 or more | 26.0 | 30.7 | 0.000 | 2-3 Times a Month | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.440 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | 10 to 19 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 0.001 | Once a Week | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.058 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0 to 9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.899 | > Once a Week | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.058 |
Married | 74.3 | 73.0 | 0.067 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Common-Law | 4.1 | 4.7 | 0.082 | Health status | Health care use | ||||||
Widowed | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.848 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Separated | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.560 | Self-perceived Health | Â | Â | Â | Has regular MD | Â | Â | Â |
Divorced | 7.3 | 7.6 | 0.395 | Poor | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.730 | Yes | 93.3 | 94.4 | 0.007 |
Single, Never Married | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.614 | Fair | 11.7 | 11.4 | 0.593 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Good | 30.2 | 29.8 | 0.592 | Screening in past year: FOBT | Â | Â | ||
Highest level of education | Â | Â | Very Good | 36.3 | 35.9 | 0.581 | Yes | 8.4 | 13.5 | 0.000 | |
< Secondary School | 24.9 | 20.0 | 0.000 | Excellent | 18.2 | 19.3 | 0.109 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Secondary School | 17.3 | 18.2 | 0.181 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Screening in past year: endoscopy | |||
Some Post-Secondary | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.966 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Yes | 3.3 | 6.0 | 0.000 |
Post-Secondary | 51.7 | 55.6 | 0.000 | Body mass index | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Underweight | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.442 | Ever had a flu shot | Â | Â | |
Household income a | Â | Â | Â | Overweight | 41.0 | 41.1 | 0.831 | Yes | 52.7 | 70.7 | 0.000 |
Quintile 1 (Lowest) | 19.9 | 16.0 | 0.000 | Obese-Class I | 15.7 | 15.5 | 0.709 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Quintile 2 | 20.0 | 18.4 | 0.029 | Obese-Class II | 3.7 | 3.5 | 0.706 | No. GP consultations past year | Â | Â | |
Quintile 3 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 0.902 | Obese-Class III | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.919 | 0 to 3 | 62.3 | 65.7 | 0.000 |
Quintile 4 | 18.9 | 20.1 | 0.080 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 4 to 10 | 30.4 | 28.9 | 0.062 |
Quintile 5 (highest) | 21.7 | 25.8 | 0.000 | Health behaviours | 11 to 19 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 0.000 | |||
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 20 or more | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.005 |
Geography | Â | Â | Â | Type of smoker | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 69.1 | 82.8 | 0.000 | Daily | 15.5 | 15.6 | 0.883 | Year | Â | Â | Â |
Rural | 30.9 | 17.2 | Â | Occasional | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.397 | 2003 | 60.2 | 15.3 | 0.000 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Never | 81.8 | 81.4 | 0.603 | 2005 | 30.2 | 53.6 | 0.000 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 2007 | 9.6 | 31.1 | 0.000 |