Table 1 Individual characteristics of patients treated for mental disorders (MDs) in 2016/7, by cohort. N(%) except where indicated

Also treated for common MD

N/A

N/A

27,135

(48.2%)

21,866

(45.9%)

Also treated for serious MD

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

8109

(17.0%)

Female

164,373

(68.2%)

27,109

(56.3%)

17,666

(37.1%)

Male

76,804

(31.8%)

21,029

(43.7%)

29,992

(62.9%)

Age

15–24

28,150

(11.7%)

4587

(9.5%)

4665

(9.8%)

25–44

78,793

(32.7%)

14,763

(30.7%)

20,844

(43.7%)

45–64

88,587

(36.7%)

19,618

(40.8%)

17,824

(37.4%)

65+

45,647

(18.9%)

9170

(19.0%)

4325

(9.1%)

Interior

44,561

(18.5%)

6159

(12.8%)

8283

(17.4%)

Fraser

85,244

(35.3%)

17,830

(37.0%)

16,184

(34.0%)

Vancouver Coastal

51,243

(21.2%)

12,622

(26.2%)

11,160

(23.4%)

Vancouver Island

48,000

(19.9%)

8211

(17.1%)

8889

(18.7%)

Northern

11,969

(5.0%)

3241

(6.7%)

2442

(5.1%)

Unknown

160

(0.1%)

75

(0.2%)

700

(1.5%)

Metropolitan (SACTYPE 1)

161,712

(67.1%)

33,926

(70.5%)

30,315

(63.6%)

Small urban (SACTYPE 2–3)

51,674

(21.4%)

9858

(20.5%)

10,721

(22.5%)

Rural/remote (SACTYPE 4–7)

27,624

(11.5%)

4251

(8.8%)

5915

(12.4%)

Unknown

167

(0.1%)

103

(0.2%)

707

(1.5%)

Q1 (lowest)

49,483

(20.5%)

14,010

(29.1%)

16,450

(34.5%)

Q2

47,486

(19.7%)

9947

(20.7%)

9885

(13.0%)

Q3

48,494

(20.1%)

8805

(18.3%)

7747

(16.3%)

Q4

49,671

(20.6%)

8134

(16.9%)

6590

(13.8%)

Q5 (highest)

43,770

(18.1%)

6704

(13.9%)

5109

(10.7%)

Missing

2273

(0.9%)

538

(1.1%)

1877

(3.9%)

Income assistance prescription drug coverage (plan C)

25,818

(10.7%)

16,394

(34.1%)

22,014

(46.2%)

Charlson-Deyo index (mean, SD)

0.8

± 1.6

0.9

± 1.6

1.0

± 1.8

MSUD hospital admission

7350

(3.0%)

9371

(19.5%)

16,279

(34.2%)

Involuntary hospitalisation

2845

(1.2%)

6335

(13.2%)

7837

(16.4%)