From: Assessing health impacts of the December 2013 Ice storm in Ontario, Canada
Rate ratio | 95 % CI | |
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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 |