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Table 1 Demographic information

From: Prevalence estimates of multimorbidity: a comparative study of two sources

 

No. (%)

Group

Estimated population of Quebec

(N= 6,447,800)

Saguenay family practice-based sample

(N= 938)

Males*

3,171,500 (49.2)

315 (33.6)

Females*

3,276,300 (50.8)

623 (66.4)

25-44 y

2,147,800 (33.3)

179 (19.1)

45-64 y

2,088,100 (32.4)

407 (43.4)

65-79 y

771,700 (12.0)

239 (25.5)

≥80 y

187,200 (2.9)

52 (5.5)

  1. *Age of Quebec estimated population: ≥12 years; age of Saguenay sample: ≥25 years.