Table 4 Trends over time (in years) in LTC after adjusting for age, province and sex from the negative binomial regression models

Year

1.01 (0.98, 1.03)

0.69

1.00 (0.96, 1.03)

0.87

1.00 (0.97, 1.02)

0.76

Province (reference = Ontario)

  Alberta

0.75 (0.58, 0.97)

0.03

1.05 (0.75, 1.45)

0.79

1.34 (1.01, 1.77)

0.04

  British Columbia

0.90 (0.72, 1.12)

0.36

1.04 (0.78, 1.38)

0.80

1.00 (0.79, 1.27)

0.98

  Manitoba

1.01 (0.82, 1.24)

0.92

1.17 (0.91, 1.52)

0.23

1.21 (0.96, 1.51)

0.10

  Newfoundland & Labrador

0.57 (0.43, 0.76)

< 0.0001

1.02 (0.71, 1.45)

0.94

0.57 (0.42, 0.78)

0.0004

  Saskatchewan

1.16 (0.90, 1.51)

0.25

0.74 (0.53, 1.04)

0.08

0.94 (0.71, 1.25)

0.70

  Yukon Territory

1.54 (0.85, 2.80)

0.16

0.44 (0.21, 0.92)

0.03

1.32 (0.70, 2.51)

0.39

  Age

1.01 (0.93, 1.10)

0.79

0.94 (0.84, 1.05)

0.24

1.03 (0.94, 1.14)

0.47

  Male

1.01 (0.96, 1.06)

0.65

1.00 (0.94, 1.07)

0.98

1.02 (0.97, 1.08)

0.42