Standardized Hospitalization Ratio Interpretation (SHR)
- An SHR of 1 indicates that, after adjusting for the effect of differences in age and sex structure between the geographic areas, the hospitalization rate in Middlesex-London is the same as the rate for Ontario.
- An SHR of greater than 1 indicates that, after adjusting for the effect of differences in age and sex structure between the geographic areas, there is a higher hospitalization rate in Middlesex-London than in Ontario.
- An SHR of less than 1 indicates that, after adjusting for the effect of differences in age or sex structure between the geographic areas, there is a lower hospitalization rate in Middlesex-London than in Ontario.
- The vertical black line above and below the dot indicates the upper and lower confidence intervals. When the confidence interval does not cross 1, the difference between the rate for Middlesex-London and Ontario is statistically significant.