Table 7 Estimated health effects of exposures to landfills in the three countries as annual cases of congenital malformations and newborns of low birth weight.
From: Health impact assessment of waste management facilities in three European countries
Italy | Slovakia | England | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Expected cases | Additional cases | 99% CI | Expected cases | Additional cases | 99% CI | Expected cases | Additional cases | 99% CI | |
All congenital anomalies | 73 | 1.47 | 0.73 - 2.20 | 77 | 1.54 | 0.77 - 2.31 | 83 | 2.7 | 1.35 - 4.05 |
Neural tube defects | 6 | 0.37 | 0.06 - 0.74 | 2 | 0.11 | 0.02 - 0.23 | 5 | 0.31 | 0.05 - 0.62 |
Hypospadias and epispadias | 10 | 0.67 | 0.38 - 1.06 | 7 | 0.48 | 0.27 - 0.75 | 16 | 1.13 | 0.65 - 1.78 |
Abdominal wall defects | 2 | 0.08 | -0.09 - 0.24 | 12 | 0.60 | -0.72 - 1.92 | 5 | 0.27 | -0.32 - 0.86 |
Gastroschisis and exomphalos | 2 | 0.27 | 0.05 - 0.51 | 12 | 2.16 | 0.36 - 4.09 | 5 | 0.85 | 0.14 - 1.61 |
Low birth weight | 706 | 42.4 | 35.3-42.4 | 212 | 12.7 | 10.62 - 12.74 | 975 | 58.5 | 48.7 - 58.5 |