Table 1.
Descriptive summary of emergency department visits for acute gastrointestinal illness (April 3, 2010 - June 5, 2010).
| Communities affected by pipe break (n=30) | Communities serving as negative control exposure (n=15) | |||
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| N | % | N | % | |
| Total | 5,726 | 100% | 4,975 | 100% |
| Type of Visit Emergency Department |
5,373 | 94% | 4,674 | 94% |
| Hospital Outpatient* | 353 | 6% | 301 | 6% |
| Primary Diagnosis | 2,960 | 52% | 2,600 | 52% |
| Age Children (≤5 yrs) |
1,189 | 21% | 1,156 | 23% |
| Youth/Adolescents (6–18 yrs) | 674 | 12% | 689 | 14% |
| Adults (19–64 yrs) | 3,336 | 58% | 2,794 | 56% |
| Elderly (≥65 yrs) | 527 | 9% | 336 | 7% |
| Sex Female |
3,410 | 60% | 3,004 | 60% |
| Male | 2,316 | 40% | 1,971 | 40% |
| Race White |
2,881 | 50% | 2,420 | 49% |
| Black | 1,126 | 20% | 485 | 10% |
| Hispanic | 1,042 | 18% | 1,436 | 29% |
| Other | 565 | 10% | 579 | 12% |
| Missing | 112 | 2% | 55 | 1% |
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Hospital outpatient visits included patients who received observation services but were not admitted to the hospital.