Table 2

Summary of Patient Characteristics (n=1,920)

Patient CharacteristicsPercent
Male44.5
Age ≥60 y85.4
Disease prevalence
 Diabetes16.8
 Hypertension50.1
 Depression20.2
 COPD7.9
 Osteoarthritis31.6
 Dementia4.9
 Epilepsy7.3
 Parkinsonism4.3
Number of chronic conditions (of 8 CPCSSN conditions)
 022.7
 134.6
 226.1
 3 or more16.6
  • COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CPCSSN = Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network.