TABLE 3.
Percent Change (%) in Annual Hospital Admission Rates for ARDS Associated with a 10 Company Increase Per Year (95% CI)
| Model 1 | Model 1 + PM2.5 | Model 1 + Ozone | Model 1 + PM2.5 + Ozone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ZIP codes (n = 201,481) | ||||
| Construction | 0.75 (0.69, 0.82) | 0.79 (0.72, 0.85) | 0.75 (0.68, 0.81) | 0.77 (0.71, 0.84) |
| Manufacturing | 1.05 (0.94, 1.17) | 0.97 (0.85, 1.09) | 1.29 (1.17, 1.41) | 1.21 (1.09, 1.33) |
| ZIP codes having more than one company | ||||
| Construction (n = 181,948) | 0.75 (0.68, 0.81) | 0.78 (0.71, 0.85) | 0.74 (0.67, 0.81) | 0.77 (0.70, 0.83) |
| Manufacturing (n = 163,661) | 1.05 (0.93, 1.17) | 0.97 (0.85, 1.09) | 1.28 (1.16, 1.40) | 1.20 (1.08, 1.33) |
Model 1: Adjusted for proportion of racial groups (whites, blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans), proportion of females, proportion of adults aged more than 85, median household income, the proportion of ever smokers, a dummy variable for each year, and business size. The average annual admission rate across all ZIP codes for seven years was 0.3%.