Table 3 Proportion of low-, moderate-, and high-users among patients aged 65+ in Ontario, Canada, 1998-2006
AGE GROUP | USER GROUP | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M |
65-69 | Low | 32.1 | 37.8 | 32.7 | 38.9 | 33.6 | 40.0 | 33.5 | 39.6 | 33.9 | 39.8 | 35.8 | 41.4 | 35.0 | 40.2 | 35.6 | 40.5 | 36.6 | 41.1 |
| Â | Moderate | 49.4 | 46.7 | 49.2 | 45.9 | 49.4 | 45.6 | 50.8 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 46.4 | 49.1 | 45.2 | 50.5 | 46.8 | 50.1 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 46.2 |
| Â | High | 18.5 | 15.6 | 18.1 | 15.3 | 17.0 | 14.4 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 15.1 | 13.4 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 12.7 |
70-74 | Low | 23.6 | 27.8 | 24.4 | 28.7 | 24.6 | 29.3 | 24.3 | 28.6 | 24.1 | 28.7 | 25.7 | 29.8 | 24.6 | 28.6 | 24.8 | 28.5 | 25.1 | 28.8 |
| Â | Moderate | 50.9 | 50.0 | 50.9 | 49.4 | 51.9 | 49.5 | 53.4 | 50.9 | 53.5 | 50.9 | 52.5 | 50.0 | 54.4 | 51.7 | 54.2 | 51.9 | 54.2 | 51.8 |
| Â | High | 25.5 | 22.2 | 24.7 | 21.9 | 23.5 | 21.2 | 22.3 | 20.5 | 22.4 | 20.3 | 21.8 | 20.2 | 21.1 | 19.7 | 21.0 | 19.6 | 20.7 | 19.4 |
75-79 | Low | 20.3 | 23.4 | 20.7 | 24.1 | 20.6 | 23.9 | 20.1 | 23.3 | 19.9 | 23.1 | 21.0 | 24.1 | 19.9 | 22.6 | 20.0 | 22.4 | 20.1 | 22.4 |
| Â | Moderate | 50.2 | 50.0 | 50.1 | 49.1 | 50.8 | 49.8 | 52.4 | 50.8 | 52.3 | 50.8 | 51.6 | 50.1 | 53.5 | 52.0 | 53.4 | 52.1 | 53.4 | 52.3 |
| Â | High | 29.4 | 26.5 | 29.3 | 26.8 | 28.6 | 26.3 | 27.5 | 25.9 | 27.8 | 26.1 | 27.3 | 25.8 | 26.6 | 25.4 | 26.6 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 25.2 |
80-84 | Low | 17.9 | 21.6 | 18.5 | 21.4 | 17.9 | 20.8 | 17.4 | 19.7 | 17.4 | 19.8 | 18.1 | 20.5 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 16.9 | 18.7 | 16.8 | 18.7 |
| Â | Moderate | 49.4 | 49.3 | 48.9 | 48.6 | 49.4 | 48.8 | 50.5 | 49.9 | 50.2 | 49.4 | 49.4 | 48.8 | 50.5 | 50.1 | 50.2 | 50.0 | 50.2 | 50.0 |
| Â | High | 32.7 | 29.1 | 32.7 | 30.0 | 32.7 | 30.4 | 32.1 | 30.4 | 32.5 | 30.8 | 32.5 | 30.8 | 32.6 | 30.9 | 33.0 | 31.2 | 33.0 | 31.2 |
85-89 | Low | 16.7 | 21.1 | 17.0 | 20.6 | 16.4 | 19.8 | 15.8 | 18.2 | 15.3 | 17.6 | 16.1 | 18.3 | 14.8 | 17.2 | 14.7 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 16.4 |
| Â | Moderate | 47.8 | 48.1 | 47.3 | 47.6 | 47.0 | 47.5 | 47.1 | 47.8 | 45.9 | 47.3 | 44.4 | 46.1 | 45.7 | 46.9 | 44.5 | 46.6 | 44.3 | 46.5 |
| Â | High | 35.4 | 30.9 | 35.7 | 31.8 | 36.6 | 32.7 | 37.1 | 34.0 | 38.8 | 35.1 | 39.6 | 35.6 | 39.5 | 35.9 | 40.8 | 36.7 | 40.8 | 37.1 |
90-94 | Low | 17.4 | 22.5 | 16.9 | 22.0 | 16.1 | 20.4 | 15.2 | 18.7 | 14.7 | 18.2 | 15.2 | 18.4 | 14.1 | 16.5 | 13.6 | 16.8 | 13.6 | 16.1 |
| Â | Moderate | 45.6 | 47.0 | 44.9 | 45.4 | 44.3 | 45.5 | 44.1 | 45.6 | 42.1 | 42.9 | 39.8 | 42.2 | 39.0 | 43.4 | 37.7 | 41.6 | 36.8 | 41.6 |
| Â | High | 37.0 | 30.4 | 38.2 | 32.5 | 39.6 | 34.1 | 40.7 | 35.7 | 43.2 | 39.0 | 45.1 | 39.4 | 46.9 | 40.1 | 48.7 | 41.6 | 49.6 | 42.3 |
95-99 | Low | 16.4 | 23.3 | 17.6 | 23.4 | 16.2 | 19.2 | 15.7 | 18.3 | 14.7 | 17.3 | 15.1 | 18.7 | 14.0 | 17.8 | 13.7 | 17.0 | 13.5 | 17.8 |
| Â | Moderate | 44.8 | 43.2 | 42.3 | 44.5 | 41.7 | 44.5 | 41.4 | 42.4 | 37.9 | 41.0 | 33.5 | 38.7 | 33.3 | 38.2 | 31.2 | 35.3 | 30.3 | 34.5 |
| Â | High | 38.7 | 33.5 | 40.1 | 32.0 | 42.2 | 36.4 | 43.0 | 39.4 | 47.4 | 41.7 | 51.4 | 42.6 | 52.7 | 44.0 | 55.1 | 47.7 | 56.2 | 47.7 |
100+ | Low | 19.9 | 45.5 | 19.9 | 32.4 | 17.5 | 27.1 | 15.5 | 20.0 | 16.0 | 24.2 | 16.7 | 20.3 | 16.1 | 20.9 | 16.0 | 22.1 | 15.8 | 19.3 |
| Â | Moderate | 43.1 | 30.9 | 40.8 | 36.3 | 43.5 | 40.0 | 43.7 | 45.7 | 38.7 | 36.8 | 33.4 | 34.8 | 32.7 | 31.6 | 29.7 | 28.4 | 26.3 | 26.7 |
| Â | High | 37.0 | 23.6 | 39.2 | 31.4 | 39.0 | 32.9 | 40.8 | 34.3 | 45.4 | 39.0 | 49.9 | 44.9 | 51.2 | 47.5 | 54.3 | 49.6 | 57.9 | 54.0 |