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Table 1 Annual incidence rates of ER visits for three specific diagnostic groups.

From: Emergency room visits for respiratory conditions in children increased after Guagua Pichincha volcanic eruptions in April 2000 in Quito, Ecuador Observational Study: Time Series Analysis

  

Age groups

  

0 – 4

5 – 9

10 – 15

all ages

Population serveda

    
 

females

49860

50964

61267

162091

 

males

51332

52160

61709

165201

Annual rateb

    
 

females

32.83c

8.37

2.57

13.70

 

males

42.43

11.38

2.88

17.85

Annual rate of AURI

    
 

females

16.02

3.21

0.92

6.28

 

males

21.39

4.37

0.78

8.32

Annual rate of ALRI

    
 

females

15.53

3.36

1.00

6.21

 

males

19.47

4.72

1.19

7.98

Annual rate of Asthma

    
 

females

1.11

1.78

0.64

1.14

 

males

1.43

2.24

0.90

1.49

  1. a Values are estimated from the Census 2000, Ecuador. b Annual rates are estimated per 1000 children served by the Baca Ortiz Hospital. cEstimated as: (number of cases/population served) × 1000
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