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Table 5 Estimates of the prevalence of neurological conditions by province/territory, among LTC home residents assessed between January 1st and July 1st, 2010

From: Prevalence of neurological conditions across the continuum of care based on interRAI assessments

 

Province/Territory

Condition a

British

Manitoba

Newfound. &

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Yukon

&

Columbia

  

Labrador

      

Scenario b

(%)

(CI) c

(%)

(CI)

(%)

(CI)

(%)

(CI)

(%)

(CI)

(%)

(CI)

MS

 

1

1.6

(1.4,1.8)

1.5

(1.2,1.9)

1.0

(0.3,2.7)

0.2

(0.0,0.9)

1.4

(1.4,1.5)

3.9

(1.3,8.8)

2

1.5

(1.3,1.7)

1.5

(1.2,1.9)

1.0

(0.3,2.7)

0.2

(0.0,0.9)

1.4

(1.3,1.5)

3.9

(1.3,8.8)

3

1.4

(1.2,1.6)

1.5

(1.2,1.8)

1.0

(0.3,2.7)

0.2

(0.0,0.9)

1.3

(1.3,1.4)

3.9

(1.3,8.8)

4d

1.4

(1.2,1.6)

1.5

(1.2,1.8)

0.8

(0.2,2.3)

0.2

(0.0,0.9)

1.3

(1.2,1.4)

3.9

(1.3,8.8)

5

0.8

(0.6,1.0)

1.5

(1.0,2.0)

1.0

(0.1,3.7)

NA e

0.9

(0.8,0.9)

1.8

(0.2,6.5)

CP

 

1

0.5

(0.4,0.6)

0.4

(0.3,0.6)

2.6

(1.3,4.8)

0.5

(0.1,1.4)

0.7

(0.6,0.7)

0.8

(0.0,4.2)

2

0.5

(0.4,0.6)

0.4

(0.3,0.6)

2.6

(1.3,4.8)

0.5

(0.1,1.4)

0.6

(0.6,0.7)

0.8

(0.0,4.2)

3

0.4

(0.3,0.5)

0.4

(0.2,0.5)

2.1

(0.9,4.1)

0.5

(0.1,1.4)

0.5

(0.5,0.6)

0.8

(0.0,4.2)

4

0.4

(0.3,0.5)

0.3

(0.2,0.5)

1.8

(0.7,3.7)

0.5

(0.1,1.4)

0.5

(0.5,0.6)

0.8

(0.0,4.2)

5

0.2

(0.2,0.4)

0.1

(0.0,0.3)

1.0

(0.1,3.7)

NA

0.2

(0.2,0.3)

0.0

(0.0,0.0)

HD

 

1

0.3

(0.2,0.4)

0.3

(0.2,0.5)

0.5

(0.1,1.9)

0.2

(0.0,0.9)

0.3

(0.3,0.3)

0.8

(0.0,4.2)

2

0.3

(0.2,0.4)

0.3

(0.2,0.5)

0.5

(0.1,1.9)

0.2

(0.0,0.9)

0.3

(0.3,0.3)

0.8

(0.0,4.2)

3

0.3

(0.2,0.4)

0.3

(0.2,0.5)

0.5

(0.1,1.9)

0.2

(0.0,0.9)

0.3

(0.2,0.3)

0.8

(0.0,4.2)

4

0.3

(0.2,0.4)

0.3

(0.2,0.5)

0.5

(0.1,1.9)

0.2

(0.0,0.9)

0.3

(0.2,0.3)

0.0

(0.0,0.0)

5

0.2

(0.1,0.3)

0.2

(0.1,0.5)

0.5

(0.0,2.8)

NA

0.1

(0.1,0.2)

0.9

(0.0,5.0)

ALS

 

1

0.5

(0.4,0.6)

0.1

(0.1,0.3)

0.3

(0.0,1.4)

0.3

(0.0,1.2)

0.3

(0.3,0.4)

0.0

(0.0,0.0)

2

0.4

(0.3,0.6)

0.1

(0.0,0.3)

0.3

(0.0,1.4)

0.3

(0.0,1.2)

0.3

(0.3,0.3)

0.0

(0.0,0.0)

3

0.4

(0.3,0.5)

0.1

(0.0,0.2)

0.0

(0.0,0.0)

0.2

(0.0,0.9)

0.2

(0.2,0.3)

0.0

(0.0,0.0)

4

0.3

(0.2,0.4)

0.1

(0.0,0.2)

0.0

(0.0,0.0)

0.2

(0.0,0.9)

0.2

(0.1,0.2)

0.0

(0.0,0.0)

5

0.3

(0.2,0.5)

0.1

(0.0,0.3)

0.0

(0.0,0.0)

NA

0.2

(0.1,0.2)

0.0

(0.0,0.0)

  1. aMS = Multiple Sclerosis, CP = Cerebral Palsy, HD = Huntington’s Disease, ALS = Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
  2. bSee Table 1 for description of each of the five case definition scenarios.
  3. cExact 95% confidence interval.
  4. dOnly estimates by Scenario 4 are comparable across provinces/territories.
  5. eNo hospital or ED visits for LTC clients in this province.