Table 1 Community specific mean and standard deviation for the analyzed causes of hospital admissions for citizen 65 years and older during the years 2000-2003, and for PM_2.5 averaged over two days.

4.0

2.2

11.4

3.9

1.9

1.4

0.6

0.7

8.2

3.6

16.2

7.5

1.1

1.0

3.0

1.7

0.6

0.8

0.2

0.5

1.2

1.1

21.0

17.1

13.2

4.1

36.3

7.5

6.2

2.6

2.1

1.5

13.9

4.6

13.4

5.9

29.2

7.0

81.2

14.0

13.7

3.9

6.0

2.7

27.6

7.1

16.1

7.4

10.0

3.6

27.6

6.5

4.4

2.1

1.6

1.3

9.9

3.8

16.9

8.0

4.4

2.3

12.1

3.9

1.9

1.4

0.6

0.8

4.6

2.4

16.6

7.5

6.0

2.7

17.1

4.9

3.2

1.8

1.2

1.1

6.5

3.0

12.8

5.6

3.1

1.8

8.6

3.1

1.4

1.2

0.5

0.7

4.0

2.2

16.2

7.5

14.2

4.3

42.4

8.1

7.4

2.8

3.0

1.7

13.8

4.4

16.2

8.1

2.7

1.8

8.7

3.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.2

6.5

3.5

10.2

4.8

1.3

1.2

4.0

2.1

0.7

0.9

0.2

0.4

1.2

1.1

13.3

7.2

2.3

1.6

7.0

2.8

1.5

1.2

0.5

0.7

2.1

1.6

20.0

15.6

1.2

1.2

3.7

2.0

0.8

0.9

0.2

0.4

1.0

1.0

15.6

8.3

8.8

3.4

23.9

6.3

3.9

2.1

1.9

1.5

9.0

3.7

12.8

5.2

2.2

1.5

6.5

2.8

1.2

1.1

0.3

0.6

2.5

1.7

12.7

5.7

12.5

4.2

40.5

8.0

7.6

2.9

3.0

1.8

16.2

4.8

20.7

11.2

3.8

2.0

13.2

3.9

2.8

1.7

0.7

0.8

4.7

2.3

10.6

5.9

10.1

3.6

24.7

6.4

3.3

1.9

2.1

1.4

9.6

3.6

15.0

8.0

9.3

3.4

24.0

6.2

3.9

2.1

1.4

1.2

9.5

3.6

15.5

7.8

1.4

1.2

4.2

2.1

0.7

0.8

0.3

0.6

1.5

1.3

11.4

5.5

1.6

1.2

5.5

2.4

1.2

1.1

0.3

0.6

1.9

1.4

27.4

15.5

1.1

1.1

3.7

2.0

0.9

0.9

0.2

0.5

1.5

1.3

12.5

10.2

3.0

1.8

10.0

3.5

2.3

1.6

0.6

0.8

3.8

2.1

15.2

8.4

3.0

1.8

9.8

3.2

2.2

1.5

0.4

0.6

4.3

2.3

10.0

5.6

6.6

2.6

18.8

4.6

3.9

2.0

1.1

1.1

7.3

3.1

15.0

6.8

2.4

1.5

6.7

2.7

1.3

1.2

0.4

0.6

2.5

1.7

14.9

7.3

Overall

6.1

2.5

17.5

4.5

3.1

1.7

1.2

1.0

6.7

2.8

15.3

8.2