Table 4. Ambulatory care visits by people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the Métis and Ontario general populations, April 1, 2009 to March 31, 20121.
| ASTHMA | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVEPULMONARY DISEASE | |||||
| Métis | Ontario | P-value | Métis | Ontario | P-value | |
| All-cause primary care practitioner visits | ||||||
| N (%) with visit | 613 (91.4) | 1,058,482 (92.5) | 1160 (94.5) | 603,657 (94.7) | ||
| Standardized rate | 4984.6(4896.2–5074.1) | 5374.5(5371.3–5377.6) | <0.001 | 6171.5(6042.3–6302.7) | 6031.3(6025.9–6036.7) | 0.005 |
| Disease-specific primary care practitioner visits | ||||||
| N (%) with visit | 319 (18.1) | 237,280 (20.7) | 243 (19.8) | 105,014 (16.5) | ||
| Standardized rate | 178.2(162.7–194.7) | 224.8(224.2–225.5) | <0.001 | 201.8(181.2–224.1) | 175.0(174.2–175.8) | 0.002 |
| All-cause specialist visits | ||||||
| N (%) with visit | 1143 (64.8) | 753,899 (65.9) | 923 (75.2) | 495,581 (77.7) | ||
| Standardized rate | 2334.2(2273.6–2395.9) | 2433.4(2431.2–2435.5) | <0.001 | 2831.8(2746.2–2919.5) | 2931.5(2927.9–2935.1) | 0.004 |
| Disease-specific specialist visits | ||||||
| N (%) with visit | 60 (3.4) | 65,880 (5.8) | 37 (3.0) | 40,491 (6.4) | ||
| Standardized rate | 32.4 (26.4–29.4) | 69.3(68.9–69.7) | <0.001 | 20.7 (15.2–27.5) | 64.6(64.1–65.1) | <0.001 |
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All rates per 1000 person-years, direct-standardized to the 2006 Ontario Census population by age, sex and urban/rural status (with 95% confidence intervals).