Research Article

Presentations to Emergency Departments for COPD: A Time Series Analysis

Table 3

Subseries optimal models and parameter estimates for COPD ED visit rates.

ParameterFemale, age 55–64Female, age 65+Male, age 55–64Male, age 65+NorthEdmontonCentralCalgarySouth

Optimal model
 Intercept113.49 (4.48)106.99 (5.97)328.80 (16.10)152.99 (6.16)108.63 (5.65)
 AR(1)0.39 (0.08)0.46 (0.08)0.32 (0.09)0.46 (0.08)0.22 (0.09)
 MA(1)0.33 (0.07)−0.61 (0.08)−0.60 (0.08)0.42 (0.08)−0.97 (0.02)−0.97 (0.02)
 MA(2)−0.37 (0.08)−0.34 (0.07)
 Seasonal AR(1)0.32 (0.09)0.38 (0.09)0.32 (0.09)0.88 (0.07)0.92 (0.07)0.83 (0.08)0.92 (0.06)0.95 (0.06)0.93 (0.06)
 Seasonal AR(2)0.19 (0.10)0.31 (0.09)0.33 (0.10)
 Seasonal MA(1)−0.56 (0.16)−0.67 (0.17)−0.46 (0.14)−0.68 (0.13)−0.54 (0.13)−0.71 (0.14)
 Seasonal MA(2)−0.23 (0.12)
AIC1309.71404.71269.81482.21635.51303.81590.11185.81467.7

Parameter estimates are displayed with standard error in parentheses.