Table 1 Differences between US and Canadian populations (GenPop) and NHL draftees across regions of different size with odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CI.
| Region size | United States | Canada | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GenPop | NHL | OR (CI) | GenPop | NHL | OR (CI) | |
| >5 000 000 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.58 (0.23 to 1.35) | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| 2 500 000–4 999 999 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.16 (0.58 to 2.22) | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| 1 000 000–2 499 999 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 1.85 (1.08 to 3.16) | 3.9 | 4.6 | 1.18 (0.81 to 1.71) |
| 500 000–999 999 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 2.51 (1.71 to 3.61) | 11.5 | 20.5 | 1.98 (1.63 to 2.40) |
| 250 000–499 999 | 5.9 | 14.4 | 2.68 (1.93 to 3.62) | 10.7 | 9.7 | 0.88 (0.69 to 1.16) |
| 100 000–249 999 | 7.9 | 12.1 | 1.56 (1.11 to 2.19) | 9.9 | 15.6 | 1.68 (1.36 to 2.08) |
| 30 000–99 999 | 17.4 | 29.1 | 1.95 (1.50 to 2.43) | 19.5 | 20.4 | 1.06 (0.87 to 1.28) |
| 10 000–29 999 | 14.3 | 11.8 | 0.80 (0.55 to 1.10) | 13.6 | 11.6 | 0.84 (0.66 to 1.06) |
| 5000–9999 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 1.11 (0.71 to 1.66) | 9.0 | 5.8 | 0.62 (0.45 to 0.87) |
| 2500–4999 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 0.81 (0.43 to 1.45) | 9.4 | 4.9 | 0.60 (0.34 to 0.71) |
| <2500 | 29.6 | 2.6 | 0.06 (0.03 to 0.13) | 12.5 | 7.0 | 0.52 (0.39 to 0.71) |
GenPop, general population; NHL, National Hockey League.