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Table 2 Age-standardized* IHD prevalence (%) and incidence (per 1,000) rates, by case definition, both sexes, individuals aged 20 years and older in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec and Nova Scotia, 2000/01 and 2006/07

From: Surveillance of ischemic heart disease should include physician billing claims: population-based evidence from administrative health data across seven Canadian provinces

 

Prevalence (%)

Incidence (per 1,000)

2000/01

95% CI

2006/07

95% CI

2000/01

95% CI

2006/07

95% CI

British Columbia

        

1H

2.4

2.3-2.4

2.7

2.7-2.8

4.7

4.6-4.7

3.2

3.1-3.2

1H or 3P in 1 year

3.6

3.5-3.6

4.2

4.1-4.2

6.5

6.4-6.6

4.5

4.4-4.5

1H or 2P in 1 year

4.6

4.6-4.6

5.4

5.4-5.5

8.1

8.0-8.2

5.7

5.6-5.7

Alberta

        

1H

3.3

3.2-3.3

3.7

3.7-3.7

6.7

6.5-6.8

4.3

4.3-4.4

1H or 3P in 1 year

4.2

4.2-4.2

4.8

4.8-4.8

7.9

7.8-8.1

5.6

5.5-5.7

1H or 2P in 1 year

5.0

5.0-5.0

5.9

5.9-5.9

9.3

9.2-9.5

6.9

6.8-7.0

Saskatchewan

        

1H

2.9

2.9-2.9

3.8

3.7-3.8

6.5

6.3-6.7

4.9

4.7-5.0

1H or 3P in 1 year

4.4

4.4-4.5

5.3

5.3-5.4

8.2

8.0-8.4

6.0

5.9-6.2

1H or 2P in 1 year

5.4

5.4-5.5

6.5

6.4-6.6

9.6

9.4-9.8

7.2

7.0-7.4

Manitoba

        

1H

2.8

2.8-2.8

3.4

3.3-3.4

6.0

5.8-6.2

4.0

3.9-4.1

1H or 3P in 1 year

4.1

4.1-4.2

4.7

4.6-4.7

7.5

7.3-7.7

4.8

4.6-4.9

1H or 2P in 1 year

5.0

4.9-5.0

5.6

5.5-5.6

8.6

8.4-8.8

5.6

5.5-5.8

Ontario

        

1H

3.1

3.1-3.1

3.5

3.5-3.5

6.3

6.3-6.4

3.9

3.8-3.9

1H or 3P in 1 year

5.2

5.2-5.2

5.7

5.7-5.7

8.9

8.8-9.0

5.8

5.7-5.8

1H or 2P in 1 year

6.4

6.4-6.5

7.2

7.2-7.2

10.7

10.7-10.8

7.2

7.2-7.3

Québec

        

1H

3.4

3.4-3.4

4.4

4.4-4.4

8.1

8.0-8.2

5.1

5.1-5.2

1H or 3P in 1 year

5.0

5.0-5.1

6.0

5.9-6.0

10.0

9.9-10.1

6.4

6.3-6.5

1H or 2P in 1 year

6.2

6.2-6.2

7.2

7.2-7.3

11.4

11.4-11.5

7.7

7.6-7.8

Nova Scotia

        

1H

3.9

3.8-3.9

4.4

4.3-4.4

7.0

6.8-7.2

4.3

4.1-4.4

1H or 3P in 1 year

5.5

5.5-5.6

6.1

6.1-6.2

8.9

8.7-9.1

5.8

5.6-5.9

1H or 2P in 1 year

6.5

6.4-6.5

7.4

7.3-7.4

10.3

10.1-10.6

7.1

6.9-7.2

  1. *Rates were standardized for age to the 1991 Canadian population.
  2. 1H: one hospital separation; 1H or 3P in 1 year: one hospital separation or three physician billing claims within one year; 1H or 2P in 1 year: one hospital separation or two physician billing claims within one year. Data source: Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System, Public Health Agency of Canada. Data submitted by provinces in March 2010.