Table 3. Prevalence of environmental diseases according to the distance from the incinerator.
Parameters | Study area (distance from incinerator) | p-valuea | |||
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A (< 0.4 km) | B (0.4–3.2 km) | C (3.3–6.5 km) | D (8.6 km) | ||
Atopic dermatitis | 8 (1.4) | 3 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 0.132 |
Allergic rhinitis | 55 (9.3) | 33 (8.5) | 21 (5.3) | 17 (4.4) | 0.008 |
Asthma | 7 (1.2) | 3 (0.8) | 7 (1.8) | 3 (0.8) | 0.515 |
Values are presented as number of residents (%).
aχ2 test.