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Table 4 Patient characteristics for the first quarter of each year of interest, administrative cohort

From: Impact of the diabetes Canada guideline dissemination strategy on dispensed vascular protective medications for older patients in Ontario, Canada: a linked EMR and administrative data study

 

2010Q1

2011Q1

2012Q1

2013Q1

2014Q1

2015Q1

2016Q1

TOTAL

N = 443,608

N = 466,092

N = 488,187

N = 513,737

N = 544,224

N = 571,800

N = 599,122

Age

 Mean ± SD

75.60 ± 6.84

75.65 ± 6.91

75.73 ± 6.97

75.70 ± 7.06

75.66 ± 7.15

75.65 ± 7.19

75.67 ± 7.23

 Median (IQR)

75 (70–80)

75 (70–80)

75 (70–81)

75 (70–81)

75 (70–81)

75 (70–81)

74 (69–81)

Sex

 Female

223,874 (50.5%)

234,173 (50.2%)

244,748 (50.1%)

256,606 (49.9%)

270,995 (49.8%)

284,190 (49.7%)

297,109 (49.6%)

 Male

219,734 (49.5%)

231,919 (49.8%)

243,439 (49.9%)

257,131 (50.1%)

273,229 (50.2%)

287,610 (50.3%)

302,013 (50.4%)

Income quintile

 Q1 (lowest)

95,488 (21.5%)

98,510 (21.1%)

102,097 (20.9%)

106,099 (20.7%)

111,256 (20.4%)

115,641 (20.2%)

120,280 (20.1%)

 Q2

97,017 (21.9%)

101,488 (21.8%)

105,691 (21.6%)

110,832 (21.6%)

116,671 (21.4%)

121,898 (21.3%)

127,241 (21.2%)

 Q3

88,583 (20.0%)

93,564 (20.1%)

98,297 (20.1%)

103,392 (20.1%)

109,813 (20.2%)

115,603 (20.2%)

121,180 (20.2%)

 Q4

85,599 (19.3%)

90,808 (19.5%)

95,852 (19.6%)

101,912 (19.8%)

108,692 (20.0%)

115,226 (20.2%)

121,499 (20.3%)

 Q5 (highest)

75,179 (16.9%)

79,898 (17.1%)

84,350 (17.3%)

89,468 (17.4%)

95,666 (17.6%)

101,179 (17.7%)

106,523 (17.8%)

 Missing

1742 (0.4%)

1824 (0.4%)

1900 (0.4%)

2034 (0.4%)

2126 (0.4%)

2253 (0.4%)

2399 (0.4%)

Rural

65,408 (14.7%)

68,458 (14.7%)

71,660 (14.7%)

75,092 (14.6%)

79,026 (14.5%)

82,247 (14.4%)

85,540 (14.3%)

ADG

 Mean ± SD

7.90 ± 3.83

7.89 ± 3.83

7.90 ± 3.86

7.89 ± 3.88

7.84 ± 3.92

7.78 ± 3.95

7.81 ± 3.97

 Median (IQR)

8 (5–10)

8 (5–10)

8 (5–10)

8 (5–10)

7 (5–10)

7 (5–10)

7 (5–10)

RUB*

 Mean ± SD

3.65 ± 0.90

3.65 ± 0.90

3.65 ± 0.90

3.64 ± 0.90

3.64 ± 0.91

3.64 ± 0.91

3.65 ± 0.92

 Median (IQR)

3 (3–4)

3 (3–4)

3 (3–4)

3 (3–4)

3 (3–4)

3 (3–4)

3 (3–4)

 OMID (AMI)

37,332 (8.4%)

39,015 (8.4%)

40,729 (8.3%)

42,550 (8.3%)

44,579 (8.2%)

46,463 (8.1%)

48,452 (8.1%)

Enrollment status

 Enrolled

374,436 (84.4%)

399,380 (85.7%)

424,893 (87.0%)

451,284 (87.8%)

482,316 (88.6%)

510,631 (89.3%)

538,094 (89.8%)

 Virtually enrolled

69,172 (15.6%)

66,712 (14.3%)

63,294 (13.0%)

62,453 (12.2%)

61,908 (11.4%)

61,169 (10.7%)

61,028 (10.2%)

 CVD

381,896 (86.1%)

402,524 (86.4%)

422,519 (86.5%)

444,766 (86.6%)

470,445 (86.4%)

493,342 (86.3%)

515,653 (86.1%)

 CHF

70,343 (15.9%)

72,678 (15.6%)

75,397 (15.4%)

78,039 (15.2%)

81,389 (15.0%)

84,822 (14.8%)

87,876 (14.7%)

 OMID (AMI)

37,332 (8.4%)

39,015 (8.4%)

40,729 (8.3%)

42,550 (8.3%)

44,579 (8.2%)

46,463 (8.1%)

48,452 (8.1%)

 HTN

374,702 (84.5%)

395,440 (84.8%)

415,646 (85.1%)

438,015 (85.3%)

463,672 (85.2%)

486,454 (85.1%)

508,602 (84.9%)

  1. ODD: Ontario Diabetes Database; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; ADG: adjusted diagnostic groups; RUB: resource utilization band; OMID: Ontario myocardial infarct dataset; AMI: acute myocardial infarct; CVD: cardiovascular disease; CHF: congestive heart failure; HTN: hypertension
  2. * RUBs estimate healthcare resource use grouped by morbidity levels: 0 = non user to 5 = very high morbidity