All-age hospitalization rates in coal seam gas areas in Queensland, Australia, 1995–2011

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Table 3 Potential health outcomes associated with UNGD and corresponding ICD chapters from the literature, as well as the observed outcomes (unadjusted and adjusted) from this study for the coal seam gas (CSG) area

Potential outcome^a	ICD chapter	Observed outcome (age-standardised)^b
STIs	Infectious disease
Vector-borne disease	Infectious disease
Cancer	Neoplasms	X
Mental health	Mental disorders
Neurological/nervous system	Nervous system	X^c
Noise-related outcomes	Ear
Cardiovascular outcomes	Circulatory
Respiratory outcomes	Respiratory
Dermatological outcomes	Skin
Nephrotoxicity	Genitourinary
Impaired fertility	Genitourinary
Urological outcomes	Genitourinary
Perinatal outcomes	Perinatal
Birth defects	Congenital
Injuries	Injuries
n.d.	All-cause	X^c
n.d.	Blood/immune	X
n.d.	Endocrine
n.d.	Eye	X^c
n.d.	Digestive
n.d.	Musculoskeletal

^aPotential health outcomes identified in the literature. n.d. not determined in the literature
^bHealth outcomes identified in this chapter, where the CSG study area presented increases in hospitalization rates over time relative to the CHI and/or RLI areas
^cThis was significant in the unadjusted model; however, after adjusting for a number of covariates, this outcome was not significant

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