Table 1 Baseline characteristics of hospitalized home care recipients, by patient linguistic group
Baseline Characteristic | Anglophone (N = 38,975) | Francophone (N = 8053) | Allophone (N = 3239) | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at admission (years) – mean +/− s.d. | 76.6 ± 13.1 | 77.1 ± 11.9 | 80.6 ± 9.2 | < 0.001 |
Sex – no. (%) | ||||
Female – no. (%) | 22,458 (57.6%) | 4765 (59.2%) | 1842 (56.9%) | 0.002 |
Male – no. (%) | 16,517 (42.4%) | 3288 (40.8%) | 1397 (43.1%) | |
Marital Status – no. (%) | ||||
Not Married | 22,812 (58.5%) | 4801 (59.6%) | 1770 (54.6%) | < 0.001 |
Married or Common-Law | 15,503 (39.8%) | 3133 (38.9%) | 1446 (44.6%) | |
Other | 660 (1.7%) | 119 (1.5%) | 23 (0.7%) | |
Education – no. (%) | ||||
Less than High School | 13,179 (33.8%) | 4268 (53.0%) | 1419 (43.8%) | < 0.001 |
High School | 6566 (16.8%) | 833 (10.3%) | 251 (7.7%) | |
Some Post-Secondary | 5598 (14.4%) | 697 (8.7%) | 242 (7.5%) | |
University Graduate | 3994 (10.2%) | 425 (5.3%) | 212 (6.5%) | |
Missing | 9638 (24.7%) | 1830 (22.7%) | 1115 (34.4%) | |
Income Quintile – no. (%) | ||||
1 (lowest) | 10,054 (25.8%) | 2313 (28.7%) | 883 (27.3%) | < 0.001 |
2 | 7981 (20.5%) | 1857 (23.1%) | 672 (20.7%) | |
3 | 7446 (19.1%) | 1615 (20.1%) | 580 (17.9%) | |
4 | 7328 (18.8%) | 1303 (16.2%) | 576 (17.8%) | |
5 (highest) | 6051 (15.5%) | 944 (11.7%) | 513 (15.8%) | |
Missing | 115 (0.3%) | 21 (0.3%) | 15 (0.5%) | |
Urban/Rural Residence – no. (%) | ||||
Urban | 28,089 (72.1%) | 5420 (67.3%) | 2867 (88.5%) | < 0.001 |
Rural | 10,868 (27.9%) | 2630 (32.7%) | 372 (11.5%) | |
Missing | 18 (0.0%) | < 5 (0.0%) | N/A | |