| Variable | Region; subregion | p value for NWT v. all KTR, KQR, QIR, NK | p value for NWT v. KTR, KQR, QIR, NK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWT | NU | NK | All regions | All regions excluding NWT | ||||||
| Overall | KTR | KQR | QIR | |||||||
| No. of cases tested for RSV | 26 | 168 | 41 | 59 | 68 | 104 | 298 | 272 | - | - |
| No. of cases in which RSV detected | 14 (53.8) | 66 (39.3) | 20 (48.8) | 28 (47.4) | 18 (26.5) | 44 (42.3) | 124 (41.6) | 110 (40.4) | - | - |
| No. of admissions to tertiary hospital | 4 | 49 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 66 | 62 | - | - |
| No. of admissions for severe LRTI* | 1 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | - | - |
| Admissions for LRTI among infants < 1 yr per 1000 live births/yr | 39 | 235 | 407 | 243 | 187 | 456 | 189 | 284 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Admissions for RSV infection among infants < 1 yr per 1000 live births/yr | 19.7 | 75.3 | 195.1 | 91.2 | 36.7 | 176.0 | 66.9 | 97.6 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Tertiary admissions per 1000 live births/yr | 5.6 | 55.9 | 24.4 | 110.3 | 34.6 | 52.0 | 35.9 | 55.0 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Severe LRTI per 1000 live births/yr | 1.4 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 26.6 | 12.2 | 20.0 | 11.4 | 17.7 | 0.009 | 0.001 |
Note: KQR = Kivalliq Region, KTR = Kitikmeot Region, LRTI = lower respiratory tract infection, NWT = Northwest Territories, NK = Nunavik, NU = Nunavut, QIR = Qikiqtaaluk Region, RSV = respiratory syncytial virus.
*Respiratory failure, intubation and mechanical ventilation, and/or cardiopulmonary resuscitation.