Table 2.
Weighted Frequencies Percent with Mood Disorder Based on Potential Risk Factors of Mood Disorder, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Cycles for Those Aged 65 or Older.
| Percent with Mood Disorder, n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 737,774) | Female (n = 901,946) | Total (n = 1,639,720) | |
| Total with mood disorder | 36,029 (4.9) | 64,145 (7.1) | 100,174 (6.1) |
| Age category | |||
| 65 to 74 | 24,219 (5.4) | 40,676 (8.2) | 64,896 (6.9) |
| 75 to 84 | 10,123 (4.1) | 19,529 (6.1) | 29,652 (5.3) |
| 85 or older | 1,687 (3.5)a | 3,940 (4.6)a | 5,627 (4.2) |
| Immigration status | |||
| Nonimmigrant | 22,034 (5.0) | 42,294 (7.5) | 64,328 (6.4) |
| Immigrant | 12,995 (4.7) | 21,851 (6.4) | 35,846 (5.6) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/common-law | 27,366 (4.6) | 30,771 (6.6) | 58,137 (5.5) |
| Widowed | 3,100 (4.2) | 21,818 (6.7) | 24,919 (6.2) |
| Separated/divorced/single | 5,516 (8.3) | 11,529 (10.6) | 17,044 (9.7) |
| Living arrangement | |||
| Lives alone | 7,067 (6.3) | 25,696 (8.1) | 32,763 (7.6) |
| Lives with others | 28,962 (4.6) | 38,143 (6.5) | 67,105 (5.6) |
| Income quintile | |||
| 1 (lowest) | 5,869 (4.8) | 13,647 (7.7) | 19,516 (6.5) |
| 2 | 6,781 (4.6) | 14,353 (7.7) | 21,134 (6.3) |
| 3 | 7,250 (4.9)a | 12,554 (7.2) | 19,803 (6.2) |
| 4 | 8,124 (5.3) | 14,044 (7.6) | 22,168 (6.6) |
| 5 (highest) | 7,810 (4.6) | 9,524 (5.4) | 17,335 (5.0) |
| Level of education | |||
| Secondary school or less | 13,566 (4.4) | 35,193 (7.1) | 48,759 (6.1) |
| Some postsecondary education | 1,731 (4.5)a | 3,070 (7.4)a | 4,802 (6.0) |
| Postsecondary degree/diploma | 20,135 (5.3) | 24,818 (7.0) | 44,953 (6.1) |
| Food security | |||
| Secure | 33,686 (4.7) | 59,373 (6.8) | 93,059 (5.9) |
| Sometimes or often insecure | 2,100 (13.4)a | 4,447 (15.6)a | 6,547 (14.8) |
| Smoking Status | |||
| Nonsmoker | 28,513 (4.3) | 54,835 (6.7) | 83,348 (5.6) |
| Smoker | 7,516 (10.4) | 9,310 (11.3) | 16,826 (10.9) |
| Alcohol consumption | |||
| Less than weekly | 8,561 (4.8) | 19,523 (6.7) | 28,084 (6.0) |
| 1 to 6 times weekly | 8,127 (4.0) | 9,610 (5.7) | 17,737 (4.8) |
| Everyday | 7,048 (4.0) | 5,656 (5.5) | 12,704 (4.6) |
| Any opioid user | |||
| No | 25,497 (4.4) | 44,000 (6.3) | 69,497 (5.5) |
| Yes | 10,532 (6.5) | 20,145 (9.7) | 30,677 (8.3) |
| Chronic opioid user | |||
| No | 33,026 (4.6) | 57,274 (6.6) | 90,300 (5.7) |
| Yes | 3,003 (14.1) | 6,870 (17.4) | 9,874 (16.2) |
| JH ADGs (comorbidity) | |||
| No/low scores (0 to 4) | 5,305 (2.8)a | 10,415 (4.7) | 15,720 (3.8) |
| Moderate scores (5 to 9) | 16,646 (4.6) | 29,639 (6.7) | 46,285 (5.8) |
| High scores (≥10) | 14,078 (7.5) | 24,092 (10.1) | 38,169 (8.9) |
| Continuity of care | |||
| Low | 9,852 (5.3) | 15,876 (7.0) | 25,727 (6.2) |
| Moderate | 3,340 (5.7) | 5,907 (7.1) | 9,247 (6.5) |
| High | 18,054 (4.8) | 34,725 (7.3) | 52,778 (6.2) |
| Enrollment in primary care model | |||
| Yes | 26,928 (5.1) | 49,190 (7.4) | 76,118 (6.4) |
| No | 8,691 (4.3) | 14,383 (6.3) | 23,074 (5.4) |
| Enrollment in FHT | |||
| Yes | 6,068 (5.1) | 12,157 (8.3) | 18,224 (6.9) |
| No | 29,961 (4.8) | 51,988 (6.9) | 81,950 (6.0) |
Note. JH ADG = Johns Hopkins Adjusted Diagnostic Group, FHT = Family Health Team.
a Values are reported with caution as per Statistics Canada guidelines (“Estimates with coefficients of variation between 16.6% and 33.3% should be accompanied by a warning to caution users about the high levels of error. Estimates with coefficients of variation higher than 33.3% are deemed to be unreliable”).