Does specialist physician supply affect pediatric asthma health outcomes?

Table 2 Comparison of key administrative data as cases/100,000 child population in the four peer-group A health regions: Case mix group plus rate intensity weight using case mix group and rate intensity weight (CMG + RIW); expected length of stay (ELOS); and acute length of stay (LOS); not significant (n.s.). Actual cases were taken from the CIHI database. Population was extrapolated based on 2011 census data and the annual growth rates. Cases/100,000 child population were calculated from real numbers. The 3 right columns were provided from the CIHI portal. In the bottom of the table, the averages for the 3 years are provided

Province	Peer Group A Regional Health Authority	Year	Cases	Population < 19	Cases / 100,000 child population	CMG/RIW (Average)	ELOS Days (Average)	Acute LOS Days (Average)
Manitoba	Winnipeg	2010	79	167,557	47.1	0.57	1.9	2.2
	Winnipeg	2011	88	169,592	51.9	0.46	1.8	2.2
	Winnipeg	2012	113	171,627	65.8	0.50	1.9	2.3
	Brandon	2010	17	13,714	124.0	0.41	1.8	2.1
	Brandon	2011	26	13,881	187.3	0.45	1.7	1.7
	Brandon	2012	21	14,048	149.5	0.41	1.7	2.0
Saskatchewan	Regina Qu’Appelle	2010	199	65,088	305.7	0.44	1.8	2.0
	Regina Qu’Appelle	2011	130	66,484	195.5	0.45	1.8	2.0
	Regina Qu’Appelle	2012	98	67,880	144.4	0.43	1.7	1.8
	Saskatoon	2010	55	22,516	244.3	0.40	1.7	2.1
	Saskatoon	2011	44	22,999	191.3	0.47	1.7	2.0
	Saskatoon	2012	51	23,482	217.2	0.51	1.9	2.5
Average over 3 years
Manitoba	Combined Manitoba Peer Groups A (Winnipeg RHA + Brandon RHA)	2010–2012	115	183,473	62.4	0.47	1.8	2.08
Saskatchewan	Combined Saskatchewan Peer Groups A (Regina Qu’Appelle RHA + Saskatoon RHA)	2010–2012	192	89,483	215.8	0.45	1.77	2.07
Comparison between provinces (unpaired Student t-test)						n.s	n.s	n.s.
Comparison between provinces (Fisher’s Exact Test)					0.012*

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