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Table 4 Negative binomial regression results for stroke, and comparison of Hudson River to "clean" zip codes.

From: Hazardous waste sites and stroke in New York State

Exposure

Rate Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

A. Ischemic Stroke

"POPs" zip codes

1.17

1.04

1.39

"Other waste" zip codes

1.14

1.01

1.28

"Clean" zip codes*

1.00

1.00

1.00

B. Hemorrhagic Stroke

"POPs" zip codes

1.10

0.99

1.22

"Other waste" zip codes

1.04

0.93

1.16

"Clean" zip codes*

1.00

1.00

1.00

C. Subset of Hudson River zip codes

Hudson River zip codes

1.20

1.10

1.32

"Clean" zip codes*

1.00

1.00

1.00

  1. * Zip codes with no identified hazardous waste sites (reference)
  2. † Zip codes along the PCB-contaminated portion of the Hudson River