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 | ||||||||||
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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).