Table 1 Descriptive statistics: Clinical/Health and social determinants N (mean,standard error) for continuous predictors or N (percentage) for categorical  predictors

Clinical/Health

Age

Age in years

852 (64.3,0.42)

497 (68.3,0.49)

<0.0001

Health utility index (Response optional)

McMaster developed health status index ranging from −0.36 (poor) to 1(perfect health)

256 (0.82,0.01)

160 (0.75,0.02)

0.01

High blood pressure

(%Yes)

363 (42.6 %)

286 (57.7 %)

<0.0001

General health

Self Reported

0.026

 Poor

98 (11.5 %)

70 (14.1 %)

 Fair

197 (23.1 %)

127 (25.6 %)

 Good

301 (35.3 %)

159 (32.0 %

 Very good

193 (22.7 %)

88 (17.7 %)

 Excellent

63 (7.4 %)

53 (10.7 %)

 Previous heart disease

(%Yes)

340 (39.9 %)

213 (42.9 %)

0.302

 Diabetes

(%Yes)

181 (21.2 %)

135 (27.2 %)

0.014

 Arthritis/Rheumatism

(%Yes)

312 (36.6 %)

289 (58.2 %)

<0.0001

Mental health

Self Reported

0.518

 Poor

13 (2.3 %)

6 (1.8 %)

 Fair

38 (6.6 %)

23 (7.0 %)

 Good

151 (26.4 %)

88 (26.9 %)

 Very good

175 (30.6 %)

115 (35.2 %)

 Excellent

195 (34.1 %)

95 (29.1 %)

Social determinants

Household size

Includes respondent

852 (2.2,0.04)

497 (1.80,0.04)

<0.0001

Education

 Less than secondary

278 (33.1 %)

195 (39.3 %)

0.0003

 Secondary level

136 (16.2 %)

105 (21.2 %)

 Some postsecondary

58 (6.0 %)

33 (6.7 %)

 Post secondary degree

377 (44.8 %)

163 (32.9 %)

Unmet healthcare needs

79 (9.3 %)

59 (11.9 %)

0.14

Born in Canada

(%Yes)

649 (77.6 %)

389 (78.4 %

0.78

Personal income

731 (38,428,1147)

408 (20,281,813)

<0.0001

Married

(%Yes)

616 (72.4 %)

240 (48.3 %)

<0.0001

Employed in last 12 months

(%Yes)

390 (47.0 %)

106 (21.5 %)

<0.0001

Barriers to health

(%Yes)

155 (18.9 %)

106 (21.4 %)

0.28

Rating availability of heath services

Range from 1(Excellent) to 4 (poor)

271 (2.21,0.06)

167 (2.44,0.08)

0.02

Urban residence

(%Yes)

657 (77.1 %)

402 (80.9 %)

0.11

Race: White

(%Yes)

799 (94.1 %)

476 (96.0 %)

0.16

Ethnicity

 Canadian

(%Yes)

155 (18.3 %)

104 (21.1 %)

0.22

 French

(%Yes)

145 (17.2 %)

99 (20.1 %)

0.19

 English

(%Yes)

283 (33.5 %)

162 (32.9 %)

0.86