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Table 7 Estimated population attributable factor and Leukaemia Incidence cases for Louisiana residents living within 5 km of a petrochemical facility along the Mississippi River (2011–15)

From: A systematic review and meta-analysis of haematological malignancies in residents living near petrochemical facilities

Parish Name

Population

Age-Adjusted Leukaemia Incidence (2011–15)

Population Attributable Fraction (%)**

Attributable Leukaemia Cases (2011–15)

Exposed (N)

Total (N)

Exposed (%)

Annual Cases Per 100,000 *

5-Year Count (N)

(1) East Baton Rouge

82,554

440,046

19%

13.2 [11.7–14.8]

290.4 [257.4–325.6]

10% [6–14%]

28.5 [14.6–47.0]

(2) Orleans

37,360

343,573

11%

11.2 [9.7–12.9]

192.4 [166.6–221.6]

6% [3–9%]

11.4 [5.6–19.8]

(3) St. Bernard

22,542

35,887

63%

8.4 [4.8–13.5]

15.1 [8.6–24.2]

27% [17–36%]

4.0 [1.4–8.8]

(4) St. Charles

13,730

52,745

26%

11.8 [7.9–16.9]

31.1 [20.8–44.6]

13% [8–19%]

4.1 [1.6–8.5]

(5) Iberville

13,223

33,387

40%

14.0 [9.0–20.9]

23.4 [15.0–34.9]

19% [11–26%]

4.4 [1.7–9.2]

(6) St. John the Baptist

9796

45,914

21%

12.0 [7.7–17.8]

27.6 [17.7–40.9]

11% [6–16%]

3.0 [1.1–6.6]

(7) West Baton Rouge

4553

23,774

19%

13.9 [13.4–14.4] †

16.5 [15.9–17.1]

10% [6–15%]

1.7 [0.9–2.5]

(8) Ascension

1833

107,208

2%

12.3 [9.2–15.9]

65.9 [49.3–85.2]

1% [1–2%]

0.7 [0.3–1.3]

(9) St. James

1519

22,100

7%

13.9 [13.4–14.4] †

15.4 [14.8–15.9]

4% [2–6%]

0.6 [0.3–0.9]

(10) Plaquemines

940

23,031

4%

13.9 [13.4–14.4] †

16.0 [15.4–16.6]

2% [1–4%]

0.4 [0.2–0.6]

(11) Lafourche

25

96,301

<  0.1%

15.3 [12.1–19.1]

73.7 [58.3–92.0]

0% [0–0%]

0.0 [0.0–0.0]

(12) Jefferson

0

432,415

0%

13.6 [12.2–15.2]

294.0 [263.8–328.6]

0% [0–0%]

0.0 [0.0–0.0]

  1. *Age-Adjusted Leukaemia Incidence rates obtained from by the National Cancer Institute (https://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/data-topics/incidence.html)
  2. ** Leukaemia Incidence relative risk (RR) = 1.58 [1.32–1.9]
  3. †Use of the Louisiana State cancer rate, in parishes where incidence rates have been censored and conditions with a low occurrence (< 3 cases per annum)