Doctor-diagnosed health problems in a region with a high density of concentrated animal feeding operations: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Three-year prevalence rates (per 1000 patients) and odds ratios of the general practitioners’ patients populations in high and low CAFO density regions, 2007-2009

Diagnosis	High CAFO density region	Low CAFO density regions^a	OR (95 % CI)^b
Chronic enteritis	4.72	4.35	1.09 (0.83-1.42)
Asthma	44.32	56.16	0.78 (0.58-1.05)
Age group 0–4 yrs	60.39	49.69	1.23 (0.83-1.83)
Age group 0–14 yrs	49.56	54.20	0.91 (0.69-1.20)
COPD	6.40	7.84	0.82 (0.63-1.06)
Age group ≥ 45 yrs	40.66	49.72	0.81 (0.61-1.08)
Age group ≥ 60 yrs	73.63	90.91	0.79 (0.60-1.06)
Atopic eczema	16.73	13.92	1.21 (0.93-1.57)
Age group 0–4 yrs	233.04	190.27	1.29 (1.08-1.55)
Age group 0–14 yrs	63.47	56.24	1.14 (0.93-1.39)

Note. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
^aReference group
^bAdjusted for age, gender, and registry duration

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