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Characteristics of the regions
|
|
No. of postal code areas
|
171
|
785
|
|
No. of CAFOs a
|
129
|
10
|
|
Swine
|
85
|
2
|
|
Poultry
|
28
|
1
|
|
Cattle
|
10
|
7
|
|
Goat
|
6
|
0
|
|
No. of general practices
|
28
|
22
|
|
No. of general practitioners
|
66
|
32
|
|
Characteristics of the populations
|
|
Total No. of patients b
|
119,036
|
78,060
|
|
Gender (females); n (%)
|
58,952 (49.5)
|
38,983 (49.9)
|
|
Age (yrs); mean ± SD
|
40 ± 23
|
39 ± 23
|
|
No. of patients aged 0–14 yrs; n (%)
|
21,509 (18.1)
|
14,805 (19.0)
|
|
No. of patients aged ≥65 yrs; n (%)
|
18,318 (15.4)
|
11,880 (15.2)
|
|
Standardized household income x € 1000 c; mean ± SD
|
24.6 ± 15.5
|
24.3 ± 15.6
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