Reason for visit | RR (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|
At lowest weekly rate during pandemic period* | At latest week during pandemic period* | |
Overall | 0.50 (0.47–0.53) | 0.88 (0.83–0.92) |
Urgency | ||
Nonurgent | 0.33 (0.28–0.39) | 0.68 (0.59–0.79) |
Urgent | 0.51 (0.48–0.55) | 0.91 (0.86–0.96) |
ICD-10-CA chapter | ||
Infections | 0.38 (0.25–0.56) | 0.84 (0.61–1.16) |
Neoplasms | 0.17 (0.04–0.74) | 0.51 (0.19–1.37) |
Blood diseases | 0.69 (0.36–1.31) | 0.48 (0.28–0.82) |
Endocrine diseases | 0.35 (0.22–0.54) | 1.05 (0.76–1.46) |
Mental and behavioural disorders | 0.44 (0.34–0.56) | 1.05 (0.85–1.30) |
Dementia† | 0.40 (0.27–0.60) | 1.30 (0.93–1.81) |
Delirium | 0.49 (0.30–0.79) | 0.91 (0.64–1.31) |
Nervous system diseases | 0.36 (0.21–0.60) | 1.01 (0.69–1.48) |
Eye diseases | 0.38 (0.15–0.96) | 0.94 (0.53–1.68) |
Ear diseases | 0.11 (0.03–0.48) | 1.03 (0.44–2.37) |
Circulatory diseases | 0.51 (0.41–0.65) | 0.74 (0.60–0.91) |
Cardiac diseases (acute myocardial infarction, stroke and heart failure) | 0.52 (0.38–0.72) | 0.58 (0.44–0.78) |
Respiratory diseases | 0.41 (0.33–0.53) | 0.64 (0.51–0.80) |
Influenza, pneumonia, and chronic lower respiratory infections | 0.38 (0.28–0.50) | 0.59 (0.45–0.77) |
COPD | 0.33 (0.20–0.56) | 0.76 (0.49–1.18) |
Digestive diseases | 0.39 (0.30–0.52) | 0.90 (0.71–1.13) |
Skin diseases | 0.35 (0.22–0.55) | 0.86 (0.60–1.24) |
Musculoskeletal diseases | 0.29 (0.22–0.40) | 0.81 (0.64–1.03) |
Genitourinary diseases | 0.56 (0.43–0.72) | 0.88 (0.72–1.08) |
Kidney or urinary tract infection | 0.36 (0.26–0.50) | 0.83 (0.65–1.06) |
Signs, symptoms and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings | 0.46 (0.41–0.52) | 0.86 (0.77–0.95) |
Signs and symptoms involving cognition | 0.45 (0.32–0.63) | 0.83 (0.63–1.08) |
Injuries and poisoning | 0.48 (0.41–0.55) | 0.86 (0.76–0.97) |
Fall-related injuries | 0.56 (0.47–0.66) | 0.85 (0.73–0.98) |
Non-fall-related injuries | 0.38 (0.25–0.58) | 0.74 (0.54–1.03) |
Factors influencing health status | 0.66 (0.49–0.89) | 1.09 (0.82–1.44) |
Other | ||
Adverse drug reactions | 0.30 (0.13–0.65) | 0.91 (0.47–1.79) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ICD-10-CA = Canadian version of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, RR = rate ratio. Low-frequency ICD-10 chapters are not shown (i.e., pregnancy, certain conditions originating in the perinatal period, congenital malformations, and external causes of morbidity and mortality).
↵* The week of the lowest rate is based on the lowest rate during the pandemic period (Mar. 1, 2020 to Feb. 21, 2021) compared with equivalent weeks during the historical period (Mar. 3, 2019 to Feb. 23, 2020). The latest weekly rate is as of the week of Feb. 21, 2021 (pandemic period) compared with the week of Feb. 23, 2020 (historical period).
↵† Dementia codes include F00–F03, G30.