Table 2 Number of OFCs performed in Québec Hospitals and corresponding number of allergists and population by administrative region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bas-Saint-Laurent | 138 | 0.67 | 197,385 | 0 |
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean | 602 | 2.91 | 276,368 | 0 |
Capitale-Nationale | 2576 | 12.43 | 729,997 | 10 |
Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec | 60 | 0.29 | 242,399 | 0 |
Estrie | 614 | 2.96 | 319,004 | 4 |
Montréal | 10,970 | 52.95 | 4,098,927 | 37 |
Outaouais | 788 | 3.80 | 382,604 | 2 |
Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 412 | 1.99 | 146,717 | 1 |
Côte-Nord | 0 | 0.00 | 92,518 | 0 |
Nord-du-Québec | 0 | 0.00 | 44,561 | 0 |
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 142 | 0.69 | 90,311 | 0 |
Chaudière-Appalaches | 188 | 0.91 | 420,082 | 1 |
Laval | 1502 | 7.25 | 437,413 | 3 |
Lanaudière | 676 | 3.26 | 494,796 | 3 |
Laurentides | 172 | 0.83 | 589,400 | 2 |
Montérégie | 1876 | 9.06 | 1,507,070 | 7 |
Nunavik | 0 | 0.00 | 13,188 | 0 |
Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James | 0 | 0.00 | 17,141 | 0 |
Total | 20,716 | 100.0 | 8,164,361 | 70 |