Admission to hospital, by category of most responsible diagnosis
| Reason for admission | Group; no. (%) of patients | Standardized difference (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients n = 66 325 | Urban n = 28 969 | Rural n = 37 356 | ||
| Most responsible diagnosis (any)* | 9079 (13.7) | 3956 (13.7) | 5123 (13.7) | 0.002 (−0.014 to 0.017) |
| Cardiovascular disease† | 2299 (3.5) | 1003 (3.5) | 1296 (3.5) | 0.0 (−0.015 to 0.016) |
| Diabetes‡ | 555 (0.8) | 245 (0.8) | 310 (0.8) | 0.008 (−0.007 to 0.024) |
| Renal disease§ | 16 (< 0.1) | 2 (< 0.1)¶ | 14 (< 0.1) | 0.021 (0.005 to 0.036) |
Note: CI = confidence interval.
↵* Includes all codes from the Canadian version of the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10-CA).
↵† Includes ICD-10-CA codes I00–I78 (e.g., ischemic heart disease, hypertensive disease, acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke).
↵‡ Includes ICD-10-CA codes E10–E11 (type I diabetes – type II diabetes).
↵§ Includes ICD-10-CA codes N18–N19 (chronic kidney disease – unspecified kidney failure).
↵¶ The Fisher exact test was used because of the small sample size.