Baseline demographic and health characteristics of women in the general Ontario population aged 19–69 years between July 2003 and July 2012, comparing those with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia to those without
| Characteristic | Group; no. (%) of women* | Standardized difference† | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall n = 1 245 457 | Exposure n = 119 948 | Matched n = 1 125 509 | ||
| Age, yr, median (IQR) | 42 (29–52) | 42 (30–52) | 42 (29–52) | 0.02 |
| Income quintile | ||||
| 1 (lowest) | 298 115 (23.9) | 29 896 (24.9) | 268 219 (23.8) | 0.03 |
| 2 | 265 181 (21.3) | 25 548 (21.3) | 239 633 (21.3) | < 0.001 |
| 3 | 236 935 (19.0) | 22 443 (18.7) | 214 492 (19.1) | 0.01 |
| 4 | 224 190 (18.0) | 21 186 (17.7) | 203 004 (18.0) | 0.01 |
| 5 (highest) | 219 010 (17.6) | 20 601 (17.2) | 198 409 (17.6) | 0.01 |
| Missing | 2026 (0.2) | 274 (0.2) | 1752 (0.2) | 0.02 |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 1 131 150 (90.9) | 108 389 (90.3) | 1 022 761 (90.9) | 0.01 |
| Rural | 113 879 (9.1) | 11 496 (9.6) | 102 383 (9.1) | 0.02 |
| Missing | 428 (0.03) | 63 (0.1) | 365 (0.03) | 0.01 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index score | ||||
| 0 | 178 386 (14.3) | 24 961 (20.8) | 153 425 (13.6) | 0.19 |
| 1 | 18 447 (1.5) | 3451 (2.9) | 14 996 (1.3) | 0.11 |
| 2 | 10 749 (0.9) | 1299 (1.1) | 9450 (0.8) | 0.02 |
| ≥ 3 | 8226 (0.7) | 1002 (0.8) | 7224 (0.6) | 0.02 |
| Missing | 1 029 649 (82.7) | 89 235 (74.4) | 940 414 (83.6) | 0.23 |
| Adjusted Diagnostic Group score | ||||
| 0 | 32 505 (2.6) | 3011 (2.5) | 29 494 (2.6) | 0.01 |
| 1–3 | 137 524 (11.0) | 12 762 (10.6) | 124 762 (11.1) | 0.01 |
| 4–6 | 318 091 (25.5) | 29 369 (24.5) | 288 722 (25.7) | 0.03 |
| 7–9 | 371 691 (29.8) | 34 265 (28.6) | 337 426 (30.0) | 0.03 |
| ≥ 10 | 385 646 (31.0) | 40 541 (33.8) | 345 105 (30.7) | 0.07 |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Vascular diseases | 15 082 (1.2) | 1898 (1.6) | 13 184 (1.2) | 153.04 |
| Hypertension | 44 240 (3.6) | 3720 (3.1) | 40 520 (3.6) | 78.72 |
| Diabetes | 18 251 (1.5) | 2173 (1.8) | 16 078 (1.4) | 110.18 |
| Dyslipidemia | 4504 (0.4) | 618 (0.5) | 3886 (0.4) | 86.90 |
| Respiratory diseases | 8390 (0.7) | 1740 (1.4) | 6650 (0.6) | 1197.55 |
| Arthritis | 2547 (0.2) | 302 (0.2) | 2245 (0.2) | 14.53 |
| Crohn disease/ulcerative colitis | 2135 (0.2) | 198 (0.3) | 1937 (0.2) | 0.31 |
| Osteoporosis | 724 (0.1) | 138 (0.1) | 586 (0.05) | 74.02 |
| Obesity | 4646 (0.4) | 942 (0.8) | 3704 (0.3) | 607.13 |
| Pelvic inflammatory diseases | 870 (0.1) | 115 (0.1) | 755 (0.1) | 12.87 |
| Polycystic ovary syndrome | 126 (0.01) | 27 (0.02) | 99 (0.01) | 20.15 |
| Attached to family physician | ||||
| Yes | 1 186 316 (95.3) | 113 722 (94.8) | 1 072 594 (95.3) | 0.01 |
| No | 59 141 (4.7) | 6226 (5.2) | 52 915 (4.7) | 0.01 |