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Table 5 Multivariate Analysisa of acute respiratory diseases, asthma, MS and GID follow-upb frequenciesc

From: Health impacts from living near a major industrial park in Oman

 

Combinedd RR (95 % CI)

ARD

1.74 (1.52–1.98)

Asthma

2.23 (1.92–2.60)

MS

0.94 (0.86–1.02)

GID

0.94 (0.84–1.04)

  1. aAdjusted for time trend and smoking prevalence
  2. bFollow-ups were defined as any patient’s visit to the doctor occurring within the defined period for the ‘new event’ definition
  3. cCrude exposure zone population was used as the model offset according to census population figures for 2010
  4. dIncluding high and intermediate exposure zones, control exposure zone as reference
  5. RR, risk ratio; CI, confidence interval; ARD, acute respiratory diseases; MS, All musculoskeletal diseases; GID, Gastrointestinal diseases