Table 1 Basic demographics and ED presentations by province, group, and fiscal year
Fiscal Year | Characteristic | Alberta | Ontario | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | HSU | Control | HSU | ||
2011/2012 | Number of patients | 390,247 | 97,736 | 1,743,552 | 436,438 |
Female (%) | 294,575 (51.8) | 368,229 (54.4) | 1,167,536 (53.2) | 1,108,572 (54.9) | |
Male (%) | 274,551 (48.2) | 308,330 (45.6) | 1,028,548 (46.8) | 909,660 (45.1) | |
Age at ED presentation | |||||
Mean (SD) | 45.4 (19.3) | 48.0 (20.2) | 48.7 (19.9) | 50.6 (21.0) | |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 43.0 (29.0, 58.0) | 46.0 (30.0, 63.0) | 48.0 (32.0, 63.0) | 49.0 (32.0, 68.0) | |
Number of ED presentations | 569,126 | 676,559 | 2,196,106 | 2,018,238 | |
ED presentations per patient | |||||
Mean (SD) | 1.5 (0.7) | 6.9 (6.8) | 1.3 (0.5) | 4.6 (3.7) | |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) | 5.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) | 4.0 (3.0, 5.0) | |
2012/2013 | Number of patients | 404,055 | 101,419 | 1,790,443 | 448,316 |
Female (%) | 299,402 (51.7) | 379,561 (54.6) | 1,182,717 (52.9) | 1,138,327 (55.0) | |
Male (%) | 280,075 (48.3) | 315,128 (45.4) | 1,050,996 (47.1) | 929,524 (45.0) | |
Age at ED presentation | |||||
Mean (SD) | 45.4 (19.1) | 48.1 (20.2) | 48.9 (19.8) | 51.1 (21.2) | |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 43.0 (29.0, 58.0) | 46.0 (30.0, 63.0) | 48.0 (32.0, 63.0) | 50.0 (32.0, 68.0) | |
Number of ED presentations | 579,477 | 694,689 | 2,233,736 | 2,067,866 | |
ED presentations per patient | |||||
Mean (SD) | 1.4 (0.7) | 6.8 (6.8) | 1.2 (0.5) | 4.6 (3.8) | |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) | 5.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 1.0 (1.0, 1.0) | 4.0 (3.0, 5.0) | |
2013/2014 | Number of patients | 406,584 | 102,268 | 1,794,311 | 453,011 |
Female (%) | 295,315 (51.2) | 377,763 (54.4) | 1,175,974 (52.8) | 1,154,708 (55.1) | |
Male (%) | 281,447 (48.8) | 316,690 (45.6) | 1,050,875 (47.2) | 939,564 (44.9) | |
Age at ED presentation | |||||
Mean (SD) | 45.5 (18.9) | 48.0 (20.2) | 49.0 (19.7) | 51.2 (21.2) | |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 43.0 (30.0, 58.0) | 46.0 (30.0, 63.0) | 48.0 (32.0, 63.0) | 50.0 (32.0, 68.0) | |
Number of ED presentations | 576,765 | 694,457 | 2,226,878 | 2,094,329 | |
ED presentations per patient | |||||
Mean (SD) | 1.4 (0.7) | 6.8 (6.5) | 1.2 (0.4) | 4.6 (3.9) | |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) | 5.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 1.0 (1.0, 1.0) | 4.0 (3.0, 5.0) | |
2014/2015 | Number of patients | 411,570 | 103,594 | 1,750,579 | 467,402 |
Female (%) | 296,255 (51.3) | 376,531 (54.0) | 1,139,718 (52.6) | 1,193,239 (55.2) | |
Male (%) | 281,673 (48.7) | 321,089 (46.0) | 1,025,303 (47.4) | 969,462 (44.8) | |
Age at ED presentation | |||||
Mean (SD) | 45.8 (19.0) | 48.3 (20.3) | 49.3 (19.7) | 51.7 (21.4) | |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 43.0 (30.0, 59.0) | 47.0 (31.0, 64.0) | 49.0 (32.0, 64.0) | 51.0 (33.0, 69.0) | |
Number of ED presentations | 577,930 | 697,620 | 2,165,039 | 2,162,728 | |
ED presentations per patient | |||||
Mean (SD) | 1.4 (0.7) | 6.7 (6.6) | 1.2 (0.4) | 4.6 (3.9) | |
Median (Q1,Q3) | 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) | 5.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 1.0 (1.0, 1.0) | 4.0 (3.0, 5.0) | |
2015/2016 | Number of patients | 401,923 | 101,250 | 1,714,037 | 478,424 |
Female (%) | 287,525 (51.3) | 371,621 (54.1) | 1,110,576 (52.5) | 1,218,732 (54.8) | |
Male (%) | 273,228 (48.7) | 315,196 (45.9) | 1,003,345 (47.5) | 1,003,386 (45.2) | |
Age at ED presentation | |||||
Mean (SD) | 46.1 (18.9) | 48.8 (20.3) | 49.5 (19.6) | 51.8 (21.3) | |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 43.0 (30.0, 59.0) | 47.0 (31.0, 64.0) | 49.0 (33.0, 64.0) | 51.0 (33.0, 69.0) | |
Number of ED presentations | 560,755 | 686,817 | 2,113,961 | 2,222,173 | |
ED presentations per patient | |||||
Mean (SD) | 1.4 (0.6) | 6.8 (7.0) | 1.2 (0.4) | 4.6 (4.1) | |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) | 5.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 1.0 (1.0, 1.0) | 4.0 (3.0, 5.0) | |