The percent and univariate analyses of the characteristics related to adult Canadians reporting an activity limiting injury in the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) data, 1996–2006*
| Year | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2006/1996 | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 1.22 | 0.048 |
| Background variables | ||||||||
| Married/common law | 71.0 | 69.3 | 68.2 | 66.2 | 65.7 | 64.7 | 0.91 | 0.063 |
| Low income | 40.0 | 34.2 | 27.9 | 26.0 | 23.5 | 19.8 | 0.50 | 0.039 |
| Completed high school | 89.6 | 89.9 | 89.3 | 84.7 | 84.5 | 84.5 | 0.94 | 0.068 |
| Rural | 17.9 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 22.0 | 1.23 | 0.041 |
| Immigrant | 17.5 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 0.90 | 0.081 |
| Health-related variables | ||||||||
| Current smoking | 22.7 | 21.3 | 20.4 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 16.0 | 0.70 | 0.153 |
| Inactive | 58.3 | 52.9 | 56.1 | 48.3 | 51.0 | 45.9 | 0.79 | 0.098 |
| Obese | 18.4 | 21.2 | 23.0 | 24.3 | 25.0 | 26.4 | 1.43 | 0.001 |
| 9+ Alcohol drinks/week | 11.0 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 14.8 | 1.35 | 0.001 |
| Region of residence | ||||||||
| Atlantic | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 0.99 | 0.086 |
| Quebec | 25.5 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 26.0 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 1.01 | 0.078 |
| Ontario | 36.3 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 35.8 | 36.1 | 36.2 | 1.00 | 0.101 |
| Prairies | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 1.02 | 0.098 |
| British Columbia | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 0.95 | 0.156 |
| Outcome related | ||||||||
| Limited activity | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 22.9 | 24.5 | 26.6 | 1.54 | 0.001 |
| Poor health status | 33.6 | 33.2 | 38.0 | 41.2 | 42.3 | 43.5 | 1.29 | 0.035 |
| 5+ Medical doctor visits/year | 24.2 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 27.6 | 28.3 | 26.8 | 1.11 | 0.056 |
| Pain | 12.3 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 15.1 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 1.28 | 0.039 |
| Stress | 26.3 | 29.2 | 25.1 | 27.3 | 28.3 | 27.4 | 1.04 | 0.083 |
| Depression | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 0.98 | 0.158 |
| Medication use in last 30 days | ||||||||
| Pain medication | 65.6 | 67.5 | 70.1 | 70.2 | 70.4 | 70.6 | 1.08 | 0.096 |
| Tranquilizer/sedative | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 10.0 | 1.96 | 0.001 |
| Antidepressants | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 1.94 | 0.001 |
| Total number† | 7313 | 7529 | 7717 | 7875 | 8085 | 8324 | ||
*Univariate analysis was used to compare the trend of activity-linked injuries (ALI) between 1996 and 2006 in the different characteristics; p Value <0.05 means a significant difference between study and control groups.
†Total number of survey respondents used to calculate weighted percentages representative of the Canadian population.