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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 15.
Published in final edited form as: Reprod Toxicol. 2008 Nov 13;27(3-4):231–238. doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.11.001

TABLE 3.

Frequency of Normal and Low (<2500g) Birth Weight and Incidence (per 100 Live Births) of Low Birth Weight by Water Service Category (January 2003 – August 2005)

Water Service Category
Normal Birth Weight (≥2500 g)
Low Birth Weight (<2500 g)
Incidence of Low Birth Weight (95% CI)
LHWA Only 162 6 3.6 (1.3 – 7.6)*
Partial LHWA 204 8 3.8 (1.6 – 7.3)*
No LHWA
1080
95
8.1 (6.6 – 9.8)
TOTAL 1446 109 7.0 (5.80 – 8.4)
*

Indicates estimates that are significantly different (p<0.05) from 8.2%, the national incidence of low birth weight [41]. Although not shown, no zip code in Washington County had an incidence of low birth weight that was significantly greater than the national average.