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Table 1 Annual health outcomes attributable to pollution exposure in Gela and Augusta-Priolo areas

From: Policies to clean up toxic industrial contaminated sites of Gela and Priolo: a cost-benefit analysis

 

Gela

Priolo

 

SHR(95%CI)a

Annual Cases

SHR(95%CI)a

Annual Cases

Mortality

    

Male

106

(102-109)

23

(8-35)

110

(102-118)

8

(2-11)

Female

105

(101-109)

16

(4-29)

NS

NS

Cancer hospital admissions

    

Male

115

(110,5-119,7)

53

(38-67)

116

(111.6-119.8)

69

(53-85)

Female

127

(122,8-131,9)

110

(96-125)

110

(106.3-114)

49

(32-66)

Non cancer hospital admissions b

    

Male

121

(119-122)

909

(864-952)

107

(105.7-107.7)

413

(360-482)

Female

124

(122-125)

1,101

(1,048-1,143)

104

(103.5-105.4)

279

(227-298)

  1. a SHR: Standard Health Ratio; b Number of hospital admission for all causes minus cancer-related hospital admissions