Table 3. Prevalence of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the Métis and Ontario general populations, as of April 1, 2009.
| ASTHMA | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVEPULMONARY DISEASE | |||||
| Métis | Ontario | P-value | Métis | Ontario | P-value | |
| Number | 1797 | 1,170,139 | 1309 | 696,242 | ||
| Crude rate 1 | 14.6 (13.9–15.2) | 11.9 (11.9–11.9) | <0.001 | 16.7 (15.8–17.6) | 11.0 (10.9–11.0) | <0.001 |
| Standardized rate 2 | 15.6 (14.8–16.4) | 11.8 (11.8–11.8) | <0.001 | 17.3 (16.1–18.5) | 10.2 (10.1–10.2) | <0.001 |
| Age group (%) | ||||||
| 20–29 | 23.7 | 24.1 | N/A | N/A | ||
| 30–39 | 20.1 | 16.5 | N/A | N/A | ||
| 40–49 | 21.3 | 18.6 | 15.8 | 12.1 | ||
| 50–59 | 17.5 | 16.0 | 29.6 | 22.8 | ||
| 60–69 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 30.1 | 24.2 | ||
| 70–79 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 18.3 | 22.7 | ||
| 80 and older | 1.5 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 18.2 | ||
| Sex (%) | ||||||
| Male | 42.3 | 41.0 | 53.0 | 48.9 | ||
| Female | 57.7 | 59.0 | 47.0 | 51.1 | ||
| Urban/rural status (%) | ||||||
| Urban | 74.2 | 89.0 | 66.2 | 83.6 | ||
| Rural | 25.8 | 11.0 | 33.8 | 16.4 |
N/A: Not applicable.
1
Crude rate per 100 people (95% confidence interval).
2
Direct-standardized rate by age, sex and urban/rural status to the 2006 Ontario Census population.