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Associations between Living One Mile from the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn NY and Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease
                                           N       Crude OR 95% CI                Adjusted  OR  95% CI
Heart Attack               572     1.49  (0.72, 3.11)                  1.45  (0.70. 3.03)
Stroke                           575      1.16  (0.47, 2.85)                1.13 (0.46, 2.79)
Heart Failure             571      1.45  (0.62, 3.38)                 1.42 (0.60, 3.34)
Diabetes                     408    0.65 (0.15, 2.86)                 0.65 (0.15, 2.87)