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. 2006 Nov 8;5:48. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-5-48

Table 2.

Rate and relative risk in communities grouped by range of pollutants during summer, rainy season, and winter.

Summer
Range of pollutants Cases population Rate RR Communities

> 4.9 650 4633 140.30 5.64 22,23,13,9
2.3–4.9 307 4048 76.33 3.07 6,24,25,18,3
1.3–2.3 277 8380 33.15 1.33 19,2,5,8,20,14,17
< 1.3 214 8607 24.86 1.00 7,21,11,10,12,15,16,4,1

Rainy season

Range of pollutants Cases population Rate RR Communities

> 4.9 761 4633 164.26 5.15 22,23,13,9
2.3–4.9 527 8344 63.16 1.98 6,24,25,18,3,19,8,2
1.3–2.3 369 7019 52.57 1.65 10,15,5,14,17,10,7
< 1.3 181 5672 32.91 1.00 21,12,16,11,4,1

Winter

Range of pollutants Cases population Rate RR Communities

> 22.7 775 7312 105.99 2.67 13,8,6,2,23
12.0–22.7 400 4240 94.34 2.37 14,7,3,9
4.5 – 12.0 629 10343 61.81 1.53 1,11,5,17,24,18,4,19,25,10,20
< 4.5 150 3773 39.76 1.00 12,16,22,21,15