TABLE 3.

Treated Prevalence of Conditions Causally Related to Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Minnesota, 2003

Conditions	Minnesota Susceptible Population in 2003a	Weighted Treated Prevalence	No. With Episodes of These Conditions
Minnesota population aged 0–17 yb
Low birthweightc	70 053d	0.06308	4419
Acute lower respiratory illnesses	273 300e	0.11692	31 953
Otitis media and middle-ear effusion	1 229 849	0.19135	235 333
Asthma, wheeze illness	1 229 849	0.04077	50 135
Minnesota population aged 18–64 yb
Lung cancer	3 253 616	0.00107	34 66
Coronary heart disease	3 253 616	0.02272	73 914
Minnesota population aged ≥ 65 yf
Lung cancer	615 816	0.00689	4450
Coronary heart disease	615 816	0.04341	28 033

^aPopulation Data were from the Current Population Survey.¹⁵

^bTreated prevalence data were from Blue Cross claims data for adults aged 18–64 years and for children—with the exception of low birthweight, which is reported by the Minnesota Department of Health vital records.²⁶

^cDefined as less than 2500 g.

^dAll births.

^ePopulation younger than 4 years.

^fData on treated prevalence for those aged ≥ 65 years for lung cancer were from the National Cancer Institute³⁷; data on coronary heart disease were from Agency for Health Care Research and Quality.²⁷