Table 1 Number of OFCs performed in Ontario and corresponding number of allergists and population by LHIN between 2013 and 2017
From: Geographical discrepancy in oral food challenge utilization based on Canadian billing data
LHIN | N of OFCs | % | Total population | Number of allergists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Erie St-Clair | 2746 | 8.12 | 627,633 | 4 |
South West | 1866 | 5.52 | 953,261 | 5 |
Waterloo Wellington | 6051 | 17.89 | 766,109 | 6 |
Hamilton Niagara | 3388 | 10.02 | 1,399,073 | 19 |
Central West | 2000 | 5.91 | 922,255 | 3 |
Mississauga | 1973 | 5.83 | 1,164,740 | 12 |
Toronto central | 5780 | 17.09 | 1,232,258 | 18 |
Central | 3886 | 11.49 | 922,255 | 18 |
Central East | 1121 | 3.31 | 1,550,531 | 10 |
South East | 1007 | 2.98 | 482,391 | 5 |
Champlain | 3268 | 9.66 | 1,292,639 | 10 |
North Simcoe Muskoka | 421 | 1.24 | 464,406 | 4 |
North East | 12 | 0.04 | 551,801 | 0 |
North West | 306 | 0.90 | 228,339 | 1 |
Total | 33,825 | 100 | 13,448,494 | 115 |