Table 1 Baseline characteristics of EMRALD patients
CharacteristicsEMRALD study sampleRostered Ontario patients <19 yearsAll Ontario patients <19 years
Sample size54,9642,709,7424,068,251
Patient
Sex
Male49.5%49.5%48.9%
Female50.5%50.5%51.1%
Age groups (as of 31 March 2016)
<15.4%--
1–433.6%12.8%15.4%
5–930.0%18.3%19.6%
10–1420.9%20.9%19.9%
15–1910.1%24.2%22.0%
Neighbourhood income quintile
1 – Lowest income15.6%18.2%19.6%
217.5%18.7%18.5%
321.2%20.4%19.5%
421.9%21.9%20.8%
5 – Highest income22.5%20.5%19.7%
Unknown6840.4%2.0%
Rurality
Rural18.7%11.6%10.6%
Urban81.4%88.3%87.8%
Unknown0.1%1.6%
Physicians (N = 355)
Years on EMR (mean)7.44
Range0.2–25
Practices (N = 41)
Practice size (patient volume)
Small < 500036.6%
Medium 5000–10,00034.2%
Large > 10,00029.3%
Proportion of pediatric patients
Mean %18.2%
Range9.0%–28.0%