Table 1 Proportions of older adults in the outpatient physical therapy population and the general total populationa
Outpatient Physical Therapy Population | General Total Population | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Age (years) | 1999 n(%) | 2015 n(%) | RRb (95% CI) | 1999 n(%) | 2015 n(%) | RRb (95% CI) |
Overall: | Total (N) | 24,188 (100%) | 43,966 (100%) | 275,712 (100%) | 329,100 (100%) | ||
65 | 4,432 (18.3%) | 10,350 (23.5%) | 1.23 (1.19-1.27) | 31,910 (11.6%) | 44,541 (13.5%) | 1.15 (1.1-1.21) | |
65 - 74 | 2,844 (11.8%) | 5,792 (13.2%) | 1.07 (1-1.15) | 18,071 (6.6%) | 24,865 (7.6%) | 1.12 (1.05-1.19) | |
75 - 84 | 1,410 (5.8%) | 3,556 (8.1%) | 1.26 (1.16-1.38) | 10,461 (3.8%) | 13,899 (4.2%) | 1.11 (1.03-1.2) | |
85+ | 178 (0.7%) | 1,002 (2.3%) | 3.41 (2.76-4.2) | 3,378 (1.2%) | 5,777 (1.8%) | 1.49 (1.3-1.71) | |
Men: | Total (n) | 9,205 (100%) | 17,596 (100%) | 138,086 (100%) | 165,186 (100%) | ||
65+ | 1,599 (17.4%) | 3,955 (22.5%) | 1.27 (1.21-1.33) | 14,341 (10.4%) | 20,922 (12.7%) | 1.2 (1.14-1.27) | |
65 - 74 | 1,035 (11.2%) | 2,241 (12.7%) | 1.14 (1.04-1.24) | 8,668 (6.3%) | 12,358 (7.5%) | 1.16 (1.09-1.24) | |
75 - 84 | 495 (5.4%) | 1,344 (7.6%) | 1.25 (1.12-1.40) | 4,470 (3.2%) | 6,413 (3.9%) | 1.18 (1.09-1.29) | |
85+ | 69 (0.7%) | 370 (2.1%) | 3.47 (2.65-4.54) | 1,203 (0.9%) | 2,151 (1.3%) | 1.58 (1.35-1.86) | |
Women: | Total (n) | 14,983 (100%) | 26,370 (100%) | 137,626 (100%) | 163,914 (100%) | ||
65+ | 2,833 (18.9%) | 6,395 (24.3%) | 1.22 (1.18-1.27) | 17,569 (12.8%) | 23,619 (14.4%) | 1.12 (1.06-1.17) | |
65 - 74 | 1,809 (12.1%) | 3,551 (13.5%) | 1.04 (0.98-1.11) | 9,403 (6.8%) | 12,507 (7.6%) | 1.08 (1.01-1.15) | |
75 - 84 | 915 (6.1%) | 2,212 (8.4%) | 1.28 (1.18-1.39) | 5,991 (4.4%) | 7,486 (4.6%) | 1.06 (0.98-1.14) | |
85+ | 109 (0.7%) | 632 (2.4%) | 3.4 (2.8-4.14) | 2,175 (1.6%) | 3,626 (2.2%) | 1.45 (1.28-1.63) | |