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Table 3 Rate ratios of ED visits occurring between December 21 and January 1

From: Assessing health impacts of the December 2013 Ice storm in Ontario, Canada

 

Rate ratio

95 % CI

Model 1: Toronto in the storm year compared to Ottawa in the storm year

 Overall ED visits

1.08*

1.06-1.10

 Cardiac conditions

0.95

0.76-1.18

 Environmental causes

1.18

0.91-1.53

 Injuries

1.23*

1.17-1.29

Model 2: Toronto in the storm year compared to Toronto in the previous 5 years

 Overall ED visits

1.10*

1.09-1.11

 Cardiac conditions

0.75*

0.67-0.85

 Environmental causes

2.59*

2.23-3.01

 Injuries

1.26*

1.23-1.30

Model 3: Ottawa in the storm year compared to Ottawa in the previous 5 years

 Overall ED visits

1.11*

1.09-1.14

 Cardiac conditions

0.86

0.70-1.06

 Environmental causes

2.28*

1.73-3.00

 Injuries

1.03

0.97-1.08

Model 4: Storm year compare to the previous 5 years for both Toronto and Ottawa

 Overall ED visits

1.10*

1.09-1.11

 Cardiac conditions

0.78*

0.70-0.87

 Environmental causes

2.52*

2.21-2.87

 Injuries

1.23**

1.16-1.30

  1. *statistically significant difference
  2. **statistically significant interaction