Characteristic | Urban | non-major urban | Rural | Missing | Total | Standardized difference: non-major urban vs. Urban | Standardized difference: Rural vs. Urban | Standardized difference: Missing vs. Urban |
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N = 161,912 | N = 63,001 | N = 22,150 | N = 1,299 | N = 248,362 | ||||
Age group | ||||||||
66–69 | 57,566 (35.6%) | 23,845 (37.8%) | 8,675 (39.2%) | 602 (46.3%) | 90,688 (36.5%) | 0.048 | 0.075 | 0.221 |
70–74 | 37,461 (23.1%) | 15,392 (24.4%) | 5,396 (24.4%) | 324 (24.9%) | 58,573 (23.6%) | 0.03 | 0.029 | 0.042 |
75–79 | 27,688 (17.1%) | 10,515 (16.7%) | 3,768 (17.0%) | 201 (15.5%) | 42,172 (17.0%) | 0.011 | 0.002 | 0.044 |
80–84 | 20,235 (12.5%) | 7,054 (11.2%) | 2,446 (11.0%) | 106 (8.2%) | 29,841 (12.0%) | 0.04 | 0.045 | 0.143 |
85+ | 18,962 (11.7%) | 6,195 (9.8%) | 1,865 (8.4%) | 66 (5.1%) | 27,088 (10.9%) | 0.061 | 0.11 | 0.241 |
Sex | ||||||||
Female | 110,728 (68.4%) | 41,883 (66.5%) | 14,332 (64.7%) | 821 (63.2%) | 167,764 (67.5%) | 0.041 | 0.078 | 0.109 |
Male | 51,184 (31.6%) | 21,118 (33.5%) | 7,818 (35.3%) | 478 (36.8%) | 80,598 (32.5%) | 0.041 | 0.078 | 0.109 |
Neighborhood material deprivation | ||||||||
1 - least deprived | 38,108 (23.5%) | 12,326 (19.6%) | 2,195 (9.9%) | 88 (6.8%) | 52,717 (21.2%) | 0.097 | 0.371 | 0.481 |
2 | 32,395 (20.0%) | 14,808 (23.5%) | 3,910 (17.7%) | 149 (11.5%) | 51,262 (20.6%) | 0.085 | 0.06 | 0.236 |
3 | 29,863 (18.4%) | 13,252 (21.0%) | 5,947 (26.8%) | 157 (12.1%) | 49,219 (19.8%) | 0.065 | 0.202 | 0.177 |
4 | 31,328 (19.3%) | 11,562 (18.4%) | 5,688 (25.7%) | 285 (21.9%) | 48,863 (19.7%) | 0.025 | 0.152 | 0.064 |
5 - most deprived | 29,766 (18.4%) | 10,593 (16.8%) | 4,053 (18.3%) | 255 (19.6%) | 44,667 (18.0%) | 0.041 | 0.002 | 0.032 |
6 - missing | 452 (0.3%) | 460 (0.7%) | 357 (1.6%) | 365 (28.1%) | 1,634 (0.7%) | 0.064 | 0.138 | 0.869 |
Recent migrant | 4,750 (2.9%) | 670 (1.1%) | 262 (1.2%) | 45 (3.5%) | 5,727 (2.3%) | 0.134 | 0.124 | 0.03 |
CIHI grouper | ||||||||
No health condition | 1,435 (0.9%) | 842 (1.3%) | 390 (1.8%) | 31 (2.4%) | 2,698 (1.1%) | 0.043 | 0.077 | 0.118 |
Major Palliative | 46,983 (29.0%) | 17,836 (28.3%) | 6,120 (27.6%) | 359 (27.6%) | 71,298 (28.7%) | 0.016 | 0.031 | 0.031 |
Moderate | 80,463 (49.7%) | 30,957 (49.1%) | 10,719 (48.4%) | 612 (47.1%) | 122,751 (49.4%) | 0.011 | 0.026 | 0.052 |
Minor | 32,375 (20.0%) | 13,114 (20.8%) | 4,816 (21.7%) | 280 (21.6%) | 50,585 (20.4%) | 0.02 | 0.043 | 0.038 |
Obstetrics and newborn* | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Non-user | 654 (0.4%) | 251 (0.4%) | 105 (0.5%) | 17 (1.3%) | 1,027 (0.4%) | 0.001 | 0.011 | 0.098 |
No. of unique medications at dispensing date | ||||||||
0–5 | 25,138 (15.5%) | 10,439 (16.6%) | 3,871 (17.5%) | 211 (16.2%) | 39,659 (16.0%) | 0.028 | 0.053 | 0.02 |
6–9 | 39,811 (24.6%) | 16,509 (26.2%) | 5,858 (26.4%) | 340 (26.2%) | 62,518 (25.2%) | 0.037 | 0.043 | 0.036 |
10–19 | 72,935 (45.0%) | 27,929 (44.3%) | 9,688 (43.7%) | 563 (43.3%) | 111,115 (44.7%) | 0.014 | 0.026 | 0.034 |
20+ | 24,028 (14.8%) | 8,124 (12.9%) | 2,733 (12.3%) | 185 (14.2%) | 35,070 (14.1%) | 0.056 | 0.073 | 0.017 |
Saw psychiatrist in 12 months prior to dispensing date | 6,981 (4.3%) | 1,462 (2.3%) | 494 (2.2%) | 23 (1.8%) | 8,960 (3.6%) | 0.111 | 0.117 | 0.148 |
Primary care visits 24 month prior to dispensing date | ||||||||
Mean ± SD | 14.96 ± 11.63 | 12.12 ± 9.03 | 11.62 ± 8.69 | 10.85 ± 7.64 | 13.92 ± 10.86 | 0.273 | 0.326 | 0.418 |
Median (IQR) | 12 (8–19) | 10 (6–16) | 10 (6–15) | 9 (5–14) | 11 (7–18) | |||
Visits to prescribing PCP in 10 years to dispensing date | ||||||||
Mean ± SD | 7.61 ± 20.74 | 6.23 ± 20.29 | 5.96 ± 20.95 | 6.97 ± 28.29 | 7.11 ± 20.70 | 0.067 | 0.079 | 0.026 |
Median (IQR) | 5 (3–8) | 4 (3–6) | 4 (2–6) | 3 (2–5) | 5 (3–7) | |||
Percent of primary care visits with prescribing PCP in 10 years prior to dispensing date | ||||||||
Mean ± SD | 59.24 ± 34.07 | 60.49 ± 34.79 | 57.89 ± 36.24 | 56.16 ± 36.98 | 59.42 ± 34.47 | 0.037 | 0.038 | 0.087 |
Median (IQR) | 69 (26–91) | 72 (27–93) | 68 (21–93) | 66 (18–92) | 70 (26–91) | |||
Relational continuity (years) | ||||||||
Mean ± SD | 10.44 ± 7.40 | 10.33 ± 7.34 | 9.99 ± 7.45 | 9.45 ± 7.54 | 10.37 ± 7.39 | 0.014 | 0.060 | 0.132 |
Median (IQR) | 10 (3–19) | 10 (3–19) | 9 (3–18) | 9 (2–18) | 10 (3–19) |