Impact of proximity of thermoelectric power plants on bronchial obstructive crisis rates

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Table 2 Mean (+/− SD) bronchial obstructive crisis (BOC) rates recorded in hospital records for two towns in the province of Concepcion, Chile. 2012–2014

Year	Rate (×1000 inhabitants)	Commune	Mean ± SD	t	p	95% CI
All	BOC	Talcahuano	0.3 ± 0.3	−10.5	<0.01	−0.3; −0.2
All	BOC	Coronel	0.6 ± 0.3	−10.5	<0.01	−0.3; −0.2
2012	BOC	Talcahuano	0.2 ± 0.2	−10.6	<0.01	−0.4; −0.6
2012	BOC	Coronel	0.7 ± 0.3	−10.6	<0.01	−0.4; −0.6
2013	BOC	Talcahuano	0.3 ± 0.3	−5.3	<0.01	−0.2; −0.4
2013	BOC	Coronel	0.6 ± 0.3	−5.3	<0.01	−0.2; −0.4
2014	BOC	Talcahuano	0.4 ± 0.2	−3.2	<0.01	−0.1; −0.2
2014	BOC	Coronel	0.5 ± 0.2	−3.2	<0.01	−0.1; −0.2

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