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. 2017 Mar 10;12(3):e0173794. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173794

Table 3. Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of association with 90th percentile precipitation and hospitalizations for gastrointestinal illness by season and water source.

Groundwater Surface water Other
WarmN = 16284 ColdN = 12584 WarmN = 52254 ColdN = 39658 WarmN = 12587 ColdN = 9214
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
No lag 1.05 0.93–1.18 0.93 0.80–1.08 1.12 1.05–1.19* 0.90 0.83–0.97* 1.06 0.93–1.20 0.98 0.83–1.15
1-day lag 1.02 0.91–1.14 0.88 0.76–1.02 1.05 1.00–1.11 0.85 0.79–0.91* 1.01 0.89–1.14 0.94 0.80–1.10
2-day lag 1.08 0.96–1.20 0.98 0.85–1.12 1.09 1.03–1.16* 0.89 0.83–0.96* 1.07 0.95–1.20 1.01 0.86–1.19
3-day lag 1.00 0.90–1.12 0.89 0.76–1.03 1.02 0.96–1.07 0.83 0.77–0.89* 1.11 0.99–1.25 0.89 0.75–1.04
4-day lag 1.06 0.95–1.19 0.97 0.84–1.12 1.06 1.00–1.12 0.95 0.88–1.02 1.16 1.03–1.31* 1.02 0.87–1.19
5-day lag 1.06 0.95–1.19 1.05 0.92–1.21 1.03 0.98–1.09 0.98 0.91–1.05 1.10 0.97–1.24 0.97 0.83–1.13
6-day lag 1.01 0.90–1.13 1.05 0.92–1.21 1.02 0.96–1.08 0.95 0.88–1.02 1.02 0.91–1.15 0.89 0.76–1.06
7-day lag 1.00 0.90–1.12 0.86 0.75–1.00* 0.97 0.92–1.03 1.01 0.94–1.09 1.05 0.93–1.19 1.01 0.86–1.19
3-day avg (no lag) 1.00 0.90–1.13 0.82 0.70–0.96* 1.03 0.97–1.10 0.86 0.80–0.93* 1.04 0.92–1.17 0.91 0.77–1.08
3-day avg (3-d lag) 0.99 0.88–1.11 1.02 0.88–1.19 1.03 0.97–1.09 0.91 0.85–0.98* 1.06 0.94–1.20 0.98 0.83–1.15
3-day avg (5-d lag) 0.98 0.87–1.10 1.10 0.96–1.28 0.97 0.91–1.02 0.98 0.92–1.05 0.97 0.86–1.09 1.19 1.02–1.39*
3-day avg (7-d lag) 1.01 0.91–1.13 1.02 0.87–1.18 1.01 0.95–1.07 1.07 0.99–1.15 1.07 0.95–1.21 1.07 0.90–1.26

ORs adjusted for temperature and humidity; Warm season (April–October), Cold Season (November-March); N is number of case and control days.

*Statistically significant (p-value < 0.05).