Table 2 Descriptive statistics for rates of paediatric emergency department visits and contextual predictors

FSA-Level Predictors

Mean

Std Dev

Minimum

Maximum

IQR

 PED visit rate—2015/2016

418.0

165.7

66.7

1,166.3

161.4

 PED visit rate—2016/2017

412.7

158.6

142.9

1,109.9

158.6

 PED visit rate—2015/2017

415.4

160.6

143.6

1,131.5

156.5

 Material deprivation index

-0.01

0.03

-0.11

0.09

0.04

 Social deprivation index

0.00

0.03

-0.07

0.09

0.04

 Healthcare facility

0.43

0.21

0.02

1.00

0.32

 Age 0–4

5.32

1.39

1.69

13.89

1.37

 Age 5–9

5.63

1.52

0.76

10.57

1.71

 Age 10–14

5.53

1.55

0.47

10.15

1.83

 Age 15–17

3.44

0.88

0.33

6.60

1.05

Female

19.09

4.58

3.41

34.72

5.61

Male

20.82

4.89

3.14

36.49

5.81

CMA-Level Predictors

Mean

Std Dev

Minimum

Maximum

IQR

 Family physician

1.15

0.26

0.69

2.06

0.35