Table 1 Baseline characteristics by mortality risk group, Ontario, 2011-2015
From: Regional variation of premature mortality in Ontario, Canada: a spatial analysis
Variable | Sex | Mortality risk group; prevalence of risk factor (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower than Ontario | Neither higher nor lower | Higher than Ontario | Overall | ||
No. of LHIN sub-regions | – | 25 | 12 | 39 | 76 |
2013 population | M | 2,478,453 | 677,688 | 2,024,960 | 5,181,101 |
F | 2,581,117 | 673,631 | 2,014,520 | 5,269,268 | |
Premature mortality rate (deaths per 1000 per year) | M | 2.68 | 3.72 | 5.16 | 3.78 |
F | 1.77 | 2.46 | 3.45 | 2.50 | |
Demographics | |||||
 Percentage in highest quintile material deprivation | M | 24.0 | 20.5 | 21.7 | 22.6 (SD = 16.6) |
F | 24.5 | 20.3 | 22.3 | 23.1 (SD = 16.5) | |
 Percentage of immigrants | M | 32.1 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 19.6 (SD = 14.7) |
F | 32.8 | 15.0 | 6.2 | 20.4 (SD = 15.0) | |
Behavioursa | |||||
 Percentage of current alcohol consumption | M | 77.7 | 80.8 | 79.5 | 78.8 (SD = 2.4) |
F | 67.9 | 76.1 | 74.0 | 71.3 (SD = 5.4) | |
 Percentage of excess body weight (overweight/obese) | M | 51.2 | 53.6 | 59.4 | 54.7 (SD = 5.1) |
F | 37.4 | 38.8 | 46.3 | 41 (SD = 5.5) | |
 Percentage of inadequate vegetable and fruit consumption | M | 74.9 | 75.2 | 78.9 | 76.5 (SD = 3.2) |
F | 62.1 | 61.2 | 65.1 | 63.1 (SD = 3.2) | |
 Percentage of sedentary behaviour | M | 53.9 | 54.4 | 55.2 | 54.5 (SD = 2.4) |
F | 46.2 | 46.5 | 49.9 | 47.6 (SD = 3.0) | |
 Percentage of ever smokers | M | 12.0 | 28.2 | 49.1 | 28.6 (SD = 22.5) |
F | 15.9 | 37.8 | 48.0 | 30.9 (SD = 18.9) | |