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. 2003 Nov-Dec;10(6):555–562. doi: 10.1197/jamia.M1377

Table 2.

The Six Urban Regions and Rates of Sales and Admissions in Each

Urban Region Counties Comprising Region Electrolyte Sales* Hospital Diagnoses* Average Ratio Population ≤5 Years Old Total Population
Harrisburg Cumberland, Dauphin 128.9 (54.1–447.1) 2.8 (0.0–14.0) 46.5 27,152 475,446
Indianapolis Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Johnson, Shelby 85.0 (25.9–271.1) 1.9 (0.3–9.9) 45.5 119,751 1,557,997
Philadelphia Bucks, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Philadelphia 115.1 (59.3–282.7) 4.0 (0.6–13.2) 28.5 236,895 3,495,537
Pittsburgh Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland 88.3 (47.1–224.4) 3.0 (0.3–12.5) 29.6 130,946 2,349,694
Salt Lake Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, Weber 88.9 (44.0–173.3) 3.0 (0.4–14.6) 29.2 161,239 1,643,281
Scranton Lackawanna, Luzerne 117.1 (53.3–315.3) 3.9 (0.0–15.9) 29.9 27,024 508,849
*

Average (minimum–maximum) per 10,000 children at or less than age 5 per week.