Association of Indoor Smoke-Free Air Laws with Hospital Admissions for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in Three States

Table 3

Estimated total reductions in hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke attributed to implementation of comprehensive smoke-free air laws.

Diagnosis	Percentage
	(95% CI)
	Number of age-adjusted cases
	(95% CI)
	Florida^a	New York^b	Oregon
AMI	18.4%	15.5%	NS
	(8.8%–28.0%)	(11.0%–20.1%)
	32,425	28,649
	(15,478–49,373)	(20,292–37,006)
Stroke	18.1%	NS	NS
	(9.3%, 30.0%)
	44,485
	(22,745–66,224)

NS: not significant.
^aBetween Quarter 3 2003 and Quarter 4 2006.
^bBetween March 2003 and December 2006.