Sociodemographic characteristics of cohorts of acute myocardial infarction, stroke and major surgery patients for 2 fiscal years (2011/12 and 2016/17)
| Characteristic | No. (%)* of patients | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMI | Stroke | Major surgery | ||||
| 2011/12 n = 37 255 | 2016/17 n = 40 680 | 2011/12 n = 23 680 | 2016/17 n = 27 330 | 2011/12 n = 272 705 | 2016/17 n = 304 515 | |
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 68 ± 14 | 68 ± 14 | 72 ± 14 | 72 ± 14 | 62 ± 16 | 63 ± 16 |
| Sex, female | 12 435 (33.4) | 13 245 (32.6) | 11 640 (49.2) | 12 965 (47.4) | 153 480 (56.3) | 169 360 (55.6) |
| Rural or remote residence | 8830 (23.7) | 9395 (23.1) | 4595 (19.4) | 5210 (19.1) | 57 025 (20.9) | 62 030 (20.4) |
| Province of service† | ||||||
| Alberta | 4645 (12.5) | 4990 (12.3) | 2835 (12.0) | 3335 (12.2) | 37 565 (13.8) | 42 885 (14.1) |
| British Columbia | 5920 (15.9) | 6750 (16.6) | 4420 (18.7) | 5130 (18.8) | 46 860 (17.2) | 52 560 (17.3) |
| Manitoba | 2050 (5.5) | 1995 (4.9) | 1070 (4.5) | 1065 (3.9) | 13 430 (4.9) | 13 890 (4.5) |
| New Brunswick | 1585 (4.3) | 1835 (4.5) | 805 (3.4) | 905 (3.3) | 9730 (3.6) | 10 805 (3.6) |
| Newfoundland | 1135 (3.0) | 1360 (3.3) | 560 (2.4) | 650 (2.4) | 6275 (2.3) | 6985 (2.3) |
| Nova Scotia | 2000 (5.4) | 2180 (5.4) | 955 (4.0) | 1065 (3.9) | 11 925 (4.3) | 12 825 (4.2) |
| Ontario | 18 050 (48.4) | 19 725 (48.5) | 11 865 (50.1) | 13 860 (50.7) | 133 840 (49.1) | 150 270 (49.3) |
| Prince Edward Island | 270 (0.7) | 225 (0.5) | 140 (0.6) | 210 (0.8) | 1120 (0.4) | 1250 (0.4) |
| Saskatchewan | 1600 (4.3) | 1620 (4.0) | 1030 (4.3) | 1110 (4.0) | 11 960 (4.4) | 13 045 (4.3) |