Table 1.
Community specific mean and standard deviation for the analyzed causes of hospital admissions for citizen 65 years and older during the years 2000-2003, and for PM2.5 averaged over two days.
| CHF | CVD | MI | Diabetes | Respiratory | PM2.5 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | mean | std | mean | std | mean | std | mean | std | mean | std | mean | std |
| Akron, OH | 4.0 | 2.2 | 11.4 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 16.2 | 7.5 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 1.1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 21.0 | 17.1 |
| Boston, MA | 13.2 | 4.1 | 36.3 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 13.9 | 4.6 | 13.4 | 5.9 |
| Chicago, IL | 29.2 | 7.0 | 81.2 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 27.6 | 7.1 | 16.1 | 7.4 |
| Cleveland, OH | 10.0 | 3.6 | 27.6 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 16.9 | 8.0 |
| Columbus, OH | 4.4 | 2.3 | 12.1 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 16.6 | 7.5 |
| Dallas, TX | 6.0 | 2.7 | 17.1 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 12.8 | 5.6 |
| Dayton, OH | 3.1 | 1.8 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 16.2 | 7.5 |
| Detroit, MI | 14.2 | 4.3 | 42.4 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 13.8 | 4.4 | 16.2 | 8.1 |
| El Paso, TX | 2.7 | 1.8 | 8.7 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 10.2 | 4.8 |
| Erie, PA | 1.3 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 13.3 | 7.2 |
| Fresno, CA | 2.3 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 20.0 | 15.6 |
| Harrisburg, PA | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 15.6 | 8.3 |
| Houston, TX | 8.8 | 3.4 | 23.9 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 12.8 | 5.2 |
| Kansas City, MO | 2.2 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 12.7 | 5.7 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 12.5 | 4.2 | 40.5 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 16.2 | 4.8 | 20.7 | 11.2 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 3.8 | 2.0 | 13.2 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 10.6 | 5.9 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 10.1 | 3.6 | 24.7 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 15.0 | 8.0 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 9.3 | 3.4 | 24.0 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 9.5 | 3.6 | 15.5 | 7.8 |
| Port Arthutr, TX | 1.4 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 11.4 | 5.5 |
| Riverside, CA | 1.6 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 27.4 | 15.5 |
| Sacramento, CA | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 12.5 | 10.2 |
| San Diego, CA | 3.0 | 1.8 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 15.2 | 8.4 |
| Seattle, WA | 3.0 | 1.8 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 10.0 | 5.6 |
| St. Louis, MO | 6.6 | 2.6 | 18.8 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 15.0 | 6.8 |
| Toledo, OH | 2.4 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 14.9 | 7.3 |
| Overall | 6.1 | 2.5 | 17.5 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 15.3 | 8.2 |