Youths with cannabis-related emergency department visits per 10 000 youths, by age and sex, in Ontario
| Variable | 2003 | 2017 | Increase, 2003–2017† (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youths with cannabis-related visits | Ontario population | Cannabis-related visits/10000 youths (95% CI) | Rate ratio* (95% CI) | Youths with cannabis-related visits | Ontario population | Cannabis-related visits/10000 youths (95% CI) | Rate ratio* (95% CI) | ||
| All | 947 | 2514869 | 3.8 (3.5–4.0) | – | 4612 | 2573692 | 17.9 (17.4–18.4) | – | 4.8 (4.4–5.1) |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 611 | 1285110 | 4.8 (4.4–5.1) | 1.7 (1.5–2.0) | 2834 | 1319346 | 21.5 (20.7–22.3) | 1.5 (1.4–1.6) | 4.5 (4.1–4.9) |
| Female (Ref.) | 336 | 1229759 | 2.7 (2.4–3.0) | – | 1778 | 1254346 | 14.2 (13.5–14.8) | – | 5.2 (4.6–5.8) |
| Age, yr | |||||||||
| 19–24 | 424 | 969310 | 4.4 (4.0–4.8) | 9.6 (6.7–13.7) | 2776 | 1111515 | 25.0 (24.0–25.9) | 33.0 (24.8–43.7) | 5.7 (5.2–6.3) |
| 14–18 | 491 | 844430 | 5.8 (5.3–6.3) | 12.7 (8.9–18.2) | 1787 | 815590 | 21.9 (20.9–22.9) | 28.9 (21.8–38.4) | 3.8 (3.4–4.2) |
| 10–13 (Ref.) | 32 | 701129 | 0.5 (0.3–0.6) | – | 49 | 646587 | 0.8 (0.5–1.0) | – | 1.7 (1.1–2.6) |
| Age 19–24 yr | |||||||||
| Male | 305 | 491595 | 6.2 (5.5–6.9) | 2.5 (2.0–3.1) | 1782 | 568668 | 31.3 (29.9–32.8) | 1.7 (1.6–1.8) | 5.1 (4.5–5.7) |
| Female (Ref.) | 119 | 477715 | 2.5 (2.0–2.9) | – | 994 | 542847 | 18.3 (17.2–19.4) | – | 7.4 (6.1–8.9) |
| Age 14–18 yr | |||||||||
| Male | 287 | 433667 | 6.6 (5.9–7.4) | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) | 1026 | 418657 | 24.5 (23.0–26.0) | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | 3.7 (3.2–4.2) |
| Female (Ref.) | 204 | 410763 | 5.0 (4.3–5.6) | – | 761 | 396933 | 19.2 (17.8–20.5) | – | 3.9 (3.3–4.5) |
| Age 10–13 yr | |||||||||
| Male | 19 | 359848 | 0.5 (0.3–0.8) | 1.4 (0.7–2.8) | 26 | 332021 | 0.8 (0.5–1.1) | 1.1 (0.6–1.9) | 1.5 (0.8–2.7) |
| Female (Ref.) | 13 | 341281 | 0.4 (0.2–0.6) | – | 23 | 314566 | 0.7 (0.4–1.0) | – | 1.9 (1.0–3.8) |