Table 2

Rate and relative risk in communities grouped by range of pollutants during summer, rainy season, and winter.

Summer

Range of pollutants
Cases
population
Rate
RR
Communities

> 4.9
650
4633
140.30
5.64
22,23,13,9
2.3–4.9
307
4048
76.33
3.07
6,24,25,18,3
1.3–2.3
277
8380
33.15
1.33
19,2,5,8,20,14,17
< 1.3
214
8607
24.86
1.00
7,21,11,10,12,15,16,4,1

Rainy season

Range of pollutants
Cases
population
Rate
RR
Communities

> 4.9
761
4633
164.26
5.15
22,23,13,9
2.3–4.9
527
8344
63.16
1.98
6,24,25,18,3,19,8,2
1.3–2.3
369
7019
52.57
1.65
10,15,5,14,17,10,7
< 1.3
181
5672
32.91
1.00
21,12,16,11,4,1

Winter

Range of pollutants
Cases
population
Rate
RR
Communities

> 22.7
775
7312
105.99
2.67
13,8,6,2,23
12.0–22.7
400
4240
94.34
2.37
14,7,3,9
4.5 – 12.0
629
10343
61.81
1.53
1,11,5,17,24,18,4,19,25,10,20
< 4.5
150
3773
39.76
1.00
12,16,22,21,15

Jadsri et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2006 5:48   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-5-48