Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients in cohort by refugee category at the Mosaic Refugee Health Clinic, 2011–2016 (N = 812)
| Characteristic | PSRa n = 299 | GARb n = 389 | RCc n = 124 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at last appointment (years)—median [IQR d] | 34 [29–41] | 33 [28–42] | 35 [29–46] | 0.24 |
| Age Bandsf—n (%) | ||||
| 21–24 years | 29 (10) | 49 (13) | 11 (9) | |
| 25–64 years | 266 (89) | 333 (86) | 111 (90) | 0.68 |
| 65–71 years | 4 (1) | 7 (2) | 2 (2) | |
| Region of birth—n (%) | ||||
| Africa | 220 (74) | 141 (36) | 38 (31) | < 0.01 |
| Americas | 1 (0) | 9 (2) | 29 (23) | |
| Asia | 77 (26) | 239 (61) | 34 (27) | |
| Europe | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 23 (19) | |
| Marital status—n (%) | ||||
| Married/Common-law | 195(65) | 290 (75) | 88 (71) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 23 (8) | 25 (6) | 6 (5) | |
| Single | 51 (17) | 54 (14) | 23 (19) | < 0.01 |
| Widowed | 28 (9) | 17 (4) | 4 (3) | |
| Unknown | 2 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (2) | |
| English proficiency—n (%) | ||||
| Limited to none | 124 (42) | 281 (72) | 57 (46) | |
| Moderate | 52 (17) | 52 (13) | 16 (13) | < 0.01 |
| Fluent | 123 (41) | 56 (14) | 51 (41) | |
| Total time in clinic (months)—median [IQRd] | 15.4 [6–25] | 17.2 [9–27] | 16.6 [8–26] | 0.20 |
| Number of medical diagnosese—median [IQRd] | 4 [2–7] | 7 [4–11] | 4 [3–9] | < 0.01 |
aPrivately sponsored refugee
bGovernment assisted refugee
cRefugee claimant
dInterquartile range
eMedical diagnoses at time of data extraction
fResults were analyzed with age at last appointment