Table 4 |
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Negative binomial regression results for stroke, and comparison of Hudson River to "clean" zip codes. |
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| Exposure |
Rate Ratio |
95% Confidence Interval |
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| A. Ischemic Stroke |
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| "POPs" zip codes |
1.17 |
1.04 |
1.39 |
| "Other waste" zip codes |
1.14 |
1.01 |
1.28 |
| "Clean" zip codes* |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| B. Hemorrhagic Stroke |
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| "POPs" zip codes |
1.10 |
0.99 |
1.22 |
| "Other waste" zip codes |
1.04 |
0.93 |
1.16 |
| "Clean" zip codes* |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| C. Subset of Hudson River zip codes† |
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| Hudson River zip codes |
1.20 |
1.10 |
1.32 |
| "Clean" zip codes* |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
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* Zip codes with no identified hazardous waste sites (reference) † Zip codes along the PCB-contaminated portion of the Hudson River |
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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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