Table 3b Comparing patient participants of the QUALICOPC survey to other patients visiting the practice on the same day and randomly selected dates
| Â | Group 1: QUALICOPC patient respondents | Group 2: Same Day Group | Group 3: Randomly Selected Day Group | Standardized difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | N = 1,225 | N = 29,885 | N = 6,828 | Group 2 vs. 1 | Group 3 vs. 1 |
Sex, N (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Female | 782 (63.8) | 18,429 (61.7) | 3,806 (60.8) | 0.04 | 0.06 |
 Male | 443 (36.2) | 11,456 (38.3) | 2,452 (39.2) | 0.04 | 0.06 |
Age, N (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 18–44 | 423 (34.5) | 10,955 (36.7) | 2,311 (36.9) | 0.04 | 0.05 |
 45–64 | 492 (40.1) | 11,083 (37.1) | 2,246 (35.9) | 0.06 | 0.09 |
 >= 65 | 310 (25.3) | 7,847 (26.3) | 1,701 (27.18) | 0.02 | 0.04 |
Material deprivation, N (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1 (lowest deprivation) | 303 (25.1) | 5,333 (20.1) | 1,108 (19.8) | 0.02 | 0.02 |
 2 | 266 (22.0) | 5,417 (20.4) | 1,147 (20.5) | 0.05 | 0.05 |
 3 | 208 (17.2) | 5,224 (19.7) | 1,061 (19.0) | 0.02 | 0.00 |
 4 | 219 (18.1) | 5,085 (19.2) | 1,144 (20.5) | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 5 highest deprivation) | 211 (17.5) | 5,474 (20.6) | 1,133 (20.3) | 0.05 | 0.04 |
Resource utilization bands (RUBs), N (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 0 (non-user) | 22 (1.8) | 537 (1.8) | 162 (2.6) | 0.00 | 0.05 |
 1 (health user) | 35 (2.9) | 716 (2.4) | 171 (2.7) | 0.03 | 0.01 |
 2 (low morbidity) | 87 (7.1) | 2,914 (9.8) | 651 (10.4) | 0.096 | 0.12 |
 3 (moderate morbidity) | 662 (54.0) | 15,514 (51.9) | 3,342 (53.4) | 0.04 | 0.01 |
 4 (high morbidity) | 292 (23.8) | 7,026 (23.5) | 1,330 (21.3) | 0.01 | 0.06 |
 5 (very high morbidity) | 127 (10.4) | 3,178 (10.6) | 602 (9.6) | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Rurality Index of Ontario, N (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 10 |  795 (64.9) |  20,620 (69.0) |  4,101 (65.53) | 0.09 | 0.02 |
 10 < = RIO < 40 | 306 (25.8) | 7,094 (23.7) | 1,546 (24.7) | 0.05 | 0.03 |
 40 + | 114 (9.3) | 2,171 (7.3) | 611 (9.8) | 0.07 | 0.02 |
Healthcare visits in the last year, Mean (SD) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Primary care visits | 5.83 (6.2) | 6.11 (6.2) | 5.33 (5.8) | 0.05 | 0.08 |
 ED visits | 0.58 (1.2) | 0.65 (1.6) | 0.67 (1.8) | 0.06 | 0.07 |
 Acute care visits | 0.12 (0.47) | 0.14 (0.51) | 0.14 (0.5) | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Chronic Disease, N (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Asthma | 255 (20.8) | 5,145 (17.2) | 1,033 (16.5) | 0.09 | 0.11 |
 COPD | 56 (4.6) | 1,412 (4.7) | 289 (4.6) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
 CHF | 44 (3.6) | 1,221 (4.1) | 262 (4.2) | 0.03 | 0.03 |
 Hypertension | 446 (36.4) | 11,318 (37.9) | 2,287 (36.6) | 0.03 | 0.01 |
 Diabetes | 206 (16.8) | 5,893 (19.7) | 1,083 (17.3) | 0.08 | 0.01 |