Table 4

Incidence rate ratios* and p values for all sport and recreation-related deaths in Québec, Canada, 1 January 2006–31 December 2019 (inclusive)†

Categories‡Time period comparisonIRR (95% CI)P value
All activitiesPeriod 2 vs period 11.04 (0.93 to 1.17)0.4394
Period 3 vs period 20.89 (0.80 to 0.99)0.0323§
Period 3 vs period 10.93 (0.83 to 1.04)0.2238
2006–20190.99 (0.98 to 1.00)0.0373§
Land motor sportsPeriod 2 vs period 11.11 (0.92 to 1.34)0.2583
Period 3 vs period 21.05 (0.89 to 1.24)0.5652
Period 3 vs period 11.17 (0.97 to 1.40)0.0956
2006–20191.01 (0.99 to 1.03)0.3090
Aerial activitiesPeriod 2 vs period 11.41 (0.52 to 3.81)0.4997
Period 3 vs period 20.70 (0.28 to 1.75)0.4494
Period 3 vs period 10.99 (0.34 to 2.86)0.9869
2006–20191.01 (0.91 to 1.11)0.8677
Swimming and underwater activitiesPeriod 2 vs period 11.14 (0.84 to 1.53)0.3978
Period 3 vs period 21.11 (0.86 to 1.44)0.4245
Period 3 vs period 11.26 (0.95 to 1.69)0.1139
2006–20191.02 (1.00 to 1.05)0.1020
CyclingPeriod 2 vs period 11.16 (0.87 to 1.54)0.3140
Period 3 vs period 20.62 (0.46 to 0.82)0.0010§
Period 3 vs period 10.72 (0.52 to 0.98)0.0369§
2006–20190.96 (0.93 to 0.99)0.0073§
NavigationPeriod 2 vs period 10.90 (0.68 to 1.19)0.4670
Period 3 vs period 20.69 (0.51 to 0.92)0.0128§
Period 3 vs period 10.62 (0.46 to 0.84)0.0021§
2006–20190.96 (0.93 to 0.98)0.0028§
Hiking and taking a walk or snowshoeingPeriod 2 vs period 10.95 (0.45 to 1.97)0.8810
Period 3 vs period 21.09 (0.56 to 2.13)0.8052
Period 3 vs period 11.03 (0.50 to 2.10)0.9368
2006–20190.97 (0.90 to 1.04)0.3972
Hunting and gun shootingPeriod 2 vs period 10.34 (0.14 to 0.82)0.0161§
Period 3 vs period 21.80 (0.72 to 4.50)0.2113
Period 3 vs period 10.60 (0.29 to 1.26)0.1769
2006–20190.94 (0.87 to 1.02)0.1676
Alpine skiing and snowboardingPeriod 2 vs period 11.08 (0.48 to 2.42)0.8602
Period 3 vs period 20.48 (0.20 to 1.20)0.1167
Period 3 vs period 10.52 (0.20 to 1.37)0.1850
2006–20190.96 (0.88 to 1.05)0.4130
Fishing (not from a boat)Period 2 vs period 10.95 (0.45 to 1.97)0.8810
Period 3 vs period 20.60 (0.27 to 1.33)0.2121
Period 3 vs period 10.57 (0.25 to 1.30)0.1839
2006–20190.95 (0.88 to 1.03)0.2137
Other activitiesPeriod 2 vs period 10.91 (0.51 to 1.60)0.7391
Period 3 vs period 20.78 (0.44 to 1.39)0.4006
Period 3 vs period 10.71 (0.39 to 1.29)0.2608
2006–20190.95 (0.90 to 1.01)0.0888
  • *Population-based rates.

  • †For each category listed: the first three IRRs reflect the average change in incident rates between periods and the p values test the null hypothesis of no difference between IRRs between periods. The last IRR reflects the average annual change in incidence rates between consecutive years and the p value tests the null hypothesis of no linear trend in the incidence rate during the study period.

  • ‡Categories with less than 5 deaths within a given time period were not reported in this table.

  • §P<0.05.

  • IRRs, incidence rate ratios.