Table 2.

Counts of hospital admissions for MI and distribution of environmental factors.

				AT			PM10
City	Years of study	MI events	Population (× 1,000)	10%	50%	90%	10%	50%	90%
Birmingham, AL	1986–1993	14,457	662	2.9	17.2	30.5	13.7	32.3	63.2
Boulder, CO	1989–1996	1,347	291	−4.3	8.0	20.9	10.2	20.3	37.9
Canton, OH	1989–1996	7,158	378	−5.1	8.2	24.6	14.8	24.3	43.5
Chicago, IL	1986–1999	67,974	5,377	−5.0	8.3	26.0	16.8	32.1	57.6
Cincinnati, OH	1989–1998	13,025	845	−3.1	10.9	27.1	16.3	28.5	52.5
Cleveland, OH	1989–1999	27,218	1,394	−4.2	9.1	25.4	17.0	34.1	63.4
Colorado Springs, CO	1987–1996	2,398	517	−4.3	7.1	19.4	12.4	21.7	40.1
Columbus, OH	1991–1994	12,451	1,069	−3.1	10.7	26.7	15.4	25.7	46.5
Denver, CO	1986–1999	4,755	555	−4.1	7.6	21.5	16.7	28.5	49.2
Detroit, MI	1986–1999	30,793	2,061	−4.8	8.3	25.4	13.1	30.5	59.8
Honolulu, HI	1998–1999	6,540	876	23.7	26.8	29.6	11.1	15.5	22.7
Houston, TX	1986–1987	15,085	3,401	7.8	23.2	34.3	15.9	29.7	50.0
Minneapolis, MN	1986–1999	14,356	1,627	−8.5	6.4	24.1	12.0	23.5	44.4
Nashville, TN	1990–1999	4,740	570	0.7	15.3	30.1	15.7	28.1	46.5
New Haven, CT	1988–1999	12,807	824	−3.6	8.6	25.1	9.9	22.7	44.8
Pittsburgh, PA	1987–1998	34,439	1,282	−3.6	9.6	25.3	11.6	26.0	60.0
Provo/Orem, UT	1986–1999	815	369	−4.1	7.6	23.9	14.5	30.5	66.9
Salt Lake City, UT	1986–1999	3,694	898	−4.3	7.6	24.1	13.9	30.7	61.2
Seattle, WA	1986–1997	12,437	1,737	1.9	9.2	18.1	12.4	24.5	50.5
Steubenville, OH	1988–1998	4,185	132	−3.6	9.5	25.2	15.4	30.0	59.7
Youngstown, OH	1989–1995	9,493	370	−5.2	7.9	23.9	15.4	27.9	50.7
Total		300,167	25,340	−1.70	11.36	26.55	14.70	28.35	53.55