Table 2 |
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Age Distribution for Stroke Discharges |
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| Stroke Discharges N (%) |
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| "POPs" zip codes |
"Other Waste" zip codes |
"Clean" zip codes |
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| Total Discharges* |
10,220 |
7,506 |
10,490 |
| Age groups |
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| 25–34 |
322 (3.2†) |
238 (3.2) |
287 (2.7) |
| 35–45 |
986 (9.6) |
683 (9.1) |
943 (9.0) |
| 45–54 |
2,768 (27.1) |
2,069 (27.5) |
2,874 (27.4) |
| 55–64 |
6,144 (60.1) |
4,516 (60.2) |
6,386 (60.9) |
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* The total stroke discharges in all three categories of zip codes was 28,216. † The percentage of stroke discharges in the "POPs" sites in the age group 25–34 years. |
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Shcherbatykh et al. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2005 4:18 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-4-18 |
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