Health Inequities in Manitoba: Is the Socioeconomic Gap

Appendix 1: Glossary
Adjusted Lorenz Curve for Premature Mortality in Urban Areas for 2004–2007
Adjusted by Figure (2004–2007) 3.6: Adjusted age & Lorenz sex, residents Curve for aged Premature 0–74
Mortality in Urban Areas for 2004-2007
Adjusted by (2004-2007) age & sex, residents aged 0-74
100%
100.0%
Cumulative Percent of Premature Deaths
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
202 University of Manitoba
33.4%
19.5%
U1
54.9%
39.3%
U2
72.8%
59.2%
U3
Cumulative Percent of the Population
Lorenz Curve Line of Equality
Manitoba Health
Manitoba Health is a term describing the provincial government department in Manitoba responsible
for healthcare services.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Multiple sclerosis is a degenerative disease of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).
Its effects are diverse and may include problems in balance, vision, communication, memory, and
movement, as well as more general symptoms such as pain and fatigue. The course of disease varies
between people. Some may have long periods of remission between active episodes, while others
may have progression of symptoms from the time of onset, and still others may have an initial period
of relapses and remissions followed by a progressive course. MS is treatable through a variety of
modalities, with variable impact on the progress of the disease; however, a cure for MS is not yet
available.
MS prevalence has been calculated as the number of cases per 100,000 population aged 16 or older. In
this report, we identified cases of MS meeting the following criteria: at least three hospital visits, three
physician visits, or a combination of these, where each visit included a diagnosis code for MS (ICD9 code
340, ICD–10–CA code G35) within a period of six years.
87.8%
GINI = 0.205 (95% CI 0.192, 0.218)
79.6%
U4
100%
U5
Source: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2010