Table B
Age/sex adjusted odds ratios relating selected demographic, socio-economic, health status, health behaviour and health care experience characteristics to ACSC-related hospitalizations versus no hospitalizations, household population aged 12-74 with ambulatory care sensitive conditions, Canada excluding Quebec, 2000/2001
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| Characteristics | Age-/Sex-adjusted odds ratio | P-value | 95% confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| from | to | |||
| Demographic | ||||
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Urban/Rural
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|
Urban†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Rural
|
0.94 | 0.612 | 0.74 | 1.20 |
|
Race
|
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†White
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Aboriginal
|
2.70 | 0.061 | 0.95 | 7.67 |
|
Other visible minority
|
0.63 | 0.171 | 0.33 | 1.22 |
| Socio-economic | ||||
|
Household income quintile
|
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|
Lowest
|
3.96 | 0.000 | 2.70 | 5.82 |
|
Lower-middle
|
2.16 | 0.000 | 1.46 | 3.19 |
|
Middle
|
1.30 | 0.223 | 0.85 | 2.00 |
|
Upper-middle
|
1.46 | 0.125 | 0.90 | 2.38 |
|
Highest†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Education
|
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|
Less than secondary graduation
|
1.77 | 0.000 | 1.36 | 2.31 |
|
Secondary graduation
|
0.94 | 0.733 | 0.65 | 1.35 |
|
Some postsecondary
|
1.50 | 0.068 | 0.97 | 2.31 |
|
Postsecondary graduation†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Highest level of household education
|
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|
Less than secondary graduation
|
1.77 | 0.00 | 1.37 | 2.28 |
|
Secondary graduation
|
1.11 | 0.580 | 0.77 | 1.58 |
|
Some postsecondary
|
1.85 | 0.004 | 1.22 | 2.82 |
|
Postsecondary graduation†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Family/Marital status
|
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|
Child, with parent(s)
|
0.91 | 0.805 | 0.43 | 1.91 |
|
Married/Common-law†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Widowed
|
1.70 | 0.002 | 1.21 | 2.40 |
|
Separated/Divorced
|
2.25 | 0.000 | 1.56 | 3.23 |
|
Single, never married
|
1.06 | 0.786 | 0.70 | 1.61 |
|
Immigrant status
|
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|
Non-immigrant†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Immigrant (10 years or more in Canada)
|
0.79 | 0.171 | 0.56 | 1.11 |
|
Immigrant (less than 10 years in Canada)
|
0.48 | 0.405 | 0.09 | 2.69 |
| Health status | ||||
|
Self-reported health
|
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|
Excellent/Very good†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Good
|
3.04 | 0.000 | 2.11 | 4.37 |
|
Fair/Poor
|
9.87 | 0.000 | 7.04 | 13.82 |
|
Health Utilities Index disability categories
|
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|
No disability†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Mild disability
|
1.12 | 0.622 | 0.72 | 1.75 |
|
Moderate disability
|
2.08 | 0.005 | 1.25 | 3.46 |
|
Severe disability
|
4.33 | 0.000 | 2.79 | 6.72 |
|
Select comorbidities‡
|
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|
None†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
One
|
1.63 | 0.087 | 0.93 | 2.85 |
|
Two or more
|
4.47 | 0.000 | 2.57 | 7.76 |
|
Depressed
|
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|
Yes
|
2.12 | 0.000 | 1.47 | 3.07 |
|
No†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Daily stress
|
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|
Not at all stressful†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Not very stressful
|
0.89 | 0.519 | 0.61 | 1.28 |
|
A bit stressful
|
1.06 | 0.735 | 0.76 | 1.46 |
|
Quite a bit stressful
|
1.36 | 0.116 | 0.93 | 1.99 |
|
Extremely stressful
|
2.37 | 0.004 | 1.33 | 4.24 |
|
Impact of health problems
|
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|
Sometimes
|
2.77 | 0.000 | 2.08 | 3.70 |
|
Often
|
6.32 | 0.000 | 4.86 | 8.22 |
|
Never†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Usually free of pain
|
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|
Yes†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
No
|
3.12 | 0.000 | 2.46 | 3.94 |
| Health behaviours | ||||
|
Smoking
|
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|
Never†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Former
|
1.90 | 0.000 | 1.39 | 2.60 |
|
Occasional
|
2.09 | 0.018 | 1.14 | 3.86 |
|
Daily
|
3.23 | 0.000 | 2.32 | 4.50 |
|
Body mass index
|
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|
Underweight
|
3.33 | 0.001 | 1.63 | 6.81 |
|
Normal†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Overweight
|
0.70 | 0.018 | 0.53 | 0.94 |
|
Obese
|
1.13 | 0.403 | 0.84 | 1.52 |
|
Physical activity
|
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|
Active†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Moderate
|
0.68 | 0.054 | 0.47 | 1.01 |
|
Inactive
|
1.61 | 0.002 | 1.19 | 2.17 |
|
Vegetable and fruit consumption
|
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|
Five or more servings per day†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Less than five servings per day
|
1.27 | 0.048 | 1.00 | 1.61 |
|
Sense of community belonging
|
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|
Very strong†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
Somewhat strong
|
0.90 | 0.516 | 0.67 | 1.23 |
|
Somewhat weak
|
0.81 | 0.176 | 0.60 | 1.10 |
|
Very weak
|
1.58 | 0.010 | 1.12 | 2.23 |
| Health care experience | ||||
|
Have regular medical doctor
|
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|
Yes†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
No
|
0.50 | 0.038 | 0.26 | 0.96 |
|
Contacts with family doctor in past 12 months
|
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|
None†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
One to three
|
1.18 | 0.594 | 0.64 | 2.17 |
|
Four or more
|
2.54 | 0.002 | 1.41 | 4.57 |
|
Contacts with specialists in past 12 months
|
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|
None†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
One to three
|
2.14 | 0.000 | 1.67 | 2.74 |
|
Four or more
|
4.49 | 0.000 | 3.28 | 6.15 |
|
Overnight hospital stay in past 12 months
|
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|
Yes
|
1.57 | 0.003 | 1.17 | 2.10 |
|
No†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
At least one unmet health care need in past 12 months
|
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|
Yes
|
6.30 | 0.000 | 4.96 | 8.01 |
|
No†
|
1.00 | ... | ... | ... |
|
† reference category ‡ arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes ... not applicable Note: Ambulatory care sensitive conditions are asthma, emphysema/COPD, diabetes, epilepsy, heart disease and high blood pressure. Source: 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey; 2000/2001 to 2004/2005 Hospital Person-Oriented Information. |
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