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Table 3
Stratum-specific likelihood ratios for selected health status characteristics, by Health Utilities Index Mark III (HUI3) category, household population aged 18 or older, Canada, 2005

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Health status characteristics HUI3 category likelihood
No disability Mild disability Moderate disability Severe disability
Stratum- specific likelihood ratio 95% confidence interval Spectrum specific likelihood ratio 95% confidence interval Spectrum specific likelihood ratio 95% confidence interval Spectrum specific likelihood ratio 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to
Self-rated general health 0.20 0.17 0.23 0.50 0.47 0.53 1.31 1.21 1.42 4.49 4.28 4.70
Self-rated mental health 0.17 0.13 0.22 0.40 0.36 0.44 1.67 1.52 1.84 3.94 3.73 4.17
Impact of health problems 0.27 0.25 0.29 0.51 0.48 0.53 1.98 1.87 2.09 5.12 4.86 5.39
Participation and activity limitation 0.29 0.27 0.31 0.60 0.58 0.62 2.06 1.95 2.18 5.14 4.86 5.43
Help needed for activities of daily living 0.18 0.15 0.20 0.38 0.36 0.41 1.60 1.49 1.71 5.41 5.16 5.66
Arthritis or rheumatism 0.29 0.27 0.32 0.81 0.78 0.84 1.41 1.32 1.50 2.84 2.70 2.98
Diabetes 0.44 0.38 0.51 0.91 0.86 0.97 1.16 1.03 1.30 1.99 1.84 2.15
Heart disease 0.24 0.19 0.29 0.85 0.80 0.91 1.35 1.21 1.51 2.33 2.16 2.51
Cancer 0.35 0.25 0.48 0.81 0.72 0.92 1.42 1.17 1.72 2.12 1.85 2.43
Stroke 0.21 0.14 0.33 0.49 0.41 0.60 1.29 1.04 1.60 3.38 3.06 3.73
Urinary incontinence 0.17 0.12 0.23 0.65 0.59 0.72 1.24 1.08 1.43 3.14 2.93 3.38
Depression or anxiety disorder 0.30 0.26 0.35 0.61 0.57 0.65 1.66 1.54 1.80 2.90 2.74 3.07
Chronic bronchitis 0.58 0.48 0.71 0.93 0.85 1.02 1.50 1.29 1.75 1.37 1.18 1.59
Source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2009, "Validation of disability categories derived from Health Utilities Index Mark 3 scores", Health Reports, Vol. 20, No. 2, catalogue number 82-003-X.

 

Date Modified: 2015-07-17

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