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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 20.
Published in final edited form as: Sci Total Environ. 2015 Sep 15;539:515–525. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.08.129

Table A.III.

National rates of all-cause mortality, hospital admissions and emergency room visits (per 100 people per year) by age group used in this study (Source: Abt Associates Inc., 2013(Abt Associates, 2013)).

Health endpoints and year Infant (<1) 1–17 18–24 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 65–74 75–84 85+
Mortality
Calculated CDC 2004–2006 average 0.230 0.028 0.089 0.104 0.192 0.432 0.908 2.124 5.270 13.979
2010 ratio to the calculated 2004–2006 average 0.95 0.93 0.95 0.96 0.94 0.95 0.96 0.93 0.95 0.96
Hospital admissions and emergency room visits
Hospital admissions – all respiratory, 2007 2.872 0.426 0.205 0.231 0.408 0.791 1.313 2.972 4.970 8.045
Hospital admissions – all cardiovascular, 2007 0.056 0.017 0.107 0.164 0.481 1.221 2.272 4.681 7.749 11.583
Emergency room visits for asthma, 2007 0.865 0.557 0.441 0.381 0.368