Table:
service use, age and sex
province level
sublhin level

number
rate
median
range
coefficient of variation

from
to

hospitalizations

total
29,540
40.9
40.7
19.4
80.9
25.6

men
15,407
43.1
42.7
20.9
82.8
25.3

women
14,180
38.9
38.2
14.5
78.3
27.2

emergency department visits

total
14,447
20.0
19.7
5.8
59.1
55.6

men
7,241
20.2
19.5
5.9
61.3
55.7

women
7,178
19.7
19.0
3.5
58.2
56.9

physician visits

total
108,934
150.8
151.5
92.0
201.3
13.2

35 to 49
8,517
78.6
73.1
36.0
131.8
21.3

50 to 64
29,211
122.4
118.9
74.8
176.2
17.9

65 or older
71,314
189.8
189.1
114.5
25.4
12.5

men
56,366
157.5
158.1
90.1
214.4
13.4

women
52,629
144.3
143.3
87.8
190.5
14.7

Statement: seniors with copd had the highest rate of physician visits: 189.8 per 1,000, which was more than twice the rate for 35- to 49-year-olds with copd.
Question: which age groups with copd had the highest rate of physician visits?
Answer: 65 or older