Positive Response Category | 0 | 1–2 | 3 | 4–5 | Chi squared test for trend* | P value* |
Total in each group | 165 | 167 | 192 | 189 | ||
All surgery consults | 92.7% 4.96(0–13.0) | 98.8% 6.29(1.0–18.0) | 96.4% 7.60(1.0–18.5) | 98.4% 9.14(2.0–21.0) | 4.89 | 0.027** |
Lower respiratory consults | 29.1% 0.50(0–3.0) | 37.7% 0.78(0–4.5) | 64.0% 2.05(0–9.0) | 77.3% 2.86(0–8.5) | 106.02 | <0.001 |
Upper respiratory consults | 51.5% 1.15(0–4.0) | 59.8% 1.40(0–5.0) | 72.4% 1.93(0–6.0 | 74.1% 2.16(0–8.0) | 25.22 | <0.001 |
Non respiratory consults | 89.1% 3.31(0–9.0) | 93.4% 4.11(0–10.8) | 90.1% 3.63(0–10.0) | 93.7% 4.12(0–11.3) | 1.27 | 0.260** |
Total home visits | 34.5% 0.66(0–3.0) | 48.5% 0.90(0–3.0) | 53.1% 1.38(0–5.0) | 55.0% 1.52(0–5.0) | 13.80 | <0.001 |
Lower respiratory home visits | 3.0% 0.04(0–0) | 5.4% 0.08(0–1.0) | 18.2% 0.30(0–2.0) | 23.3% 0.42(0–2.0) | 42.96 | <0.001 |
Upper respiratory home visits | 18.8% 0.28(0–2.0) | 26.9% 0.34(0–2.0) | 34.4% 0.53(0–2.0) | 31.7% 0.58(0–2.0) | 9.49 | 0.002 |
Non respiratory home visits | 18.2% 0.28(0–2.0) | 25.7% 0.38(0–2.0) | 24.0% 0.38(0–2.0) | 27.5% 0.38(0–2.0) | 1.92 | 0.166 |
Unknown cause home visits | 4.8% 0.07(0–0) | 6.6% 0.10(0–1.0) | 11.5% 0.17(0–1.0) | 10.1% 0.13(0–1.0) | 3.98 | 0.046** |
Total number of scripts | 81.2% 5.32(0–19.0) | 91.6% 6.71(0–22.0) | 92.7% 12.21(0–36.0) | 97.4% 16.52(1–50.0) | 25.8 | <0.001** |
Non respiratory scripts | 70.3% 3.32(0–13.0) | 83.2% 4.02(0–15.0) | 82.3% 5.32(0–20.0) | 86.2% 6.54(0–22.0) | 11.41 | 0.001 |
Respiratory scripts | 67.3% 2.00(0–8.0) | 72.4% 2.69(0–10.0) | 86.4% 6.89(0–28.0) | 93.6% 9.97(0–34.0) | 50.1 | <0.001 |
Mean number of consultations or prescriptions (5–95 percentile range) per child over the 2 yr period
*: Trend test and p-values calculated using discrete positive response values
**: Some cells had less than the expected frequency (95) required for a Chi squared test, therefore the Chi squared statistic and p-value should be interpreted with caution