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Table 4 ARD rates by locality type and distance from the IP in the Bedouin population (1999–2000)

From: Major congenital malformations and residential proximity to a regional industrial park including a national toxic waste site: An ecological study

Distance from the IP

Number of deliveries

Number of cases

Rate per 1000 deliveries

95% confidence interval

Bedouin traditional tribal settlements

< 20 km

1409

3

2.13*

(-)0.28-4.54

> 20 km

604

10

16.56

6.38-26.73

± 20 km

474

5

10.55**

1.35-19.80

Bedouin permanent localities

< 20 km

1635

4

2.44

0.05-4.84

> 20 km

5159

24

4.65

2.80-6.51

  1. * p value < 0.05, ** p value < 0.01
  2. ± 20 km – on both sides of the 20 km boundary