For those of you who want to look at the statistics.
 
New Findings
In 2008, we released the following new findings based on Registry data collected
in late 2003 and 2004:
Psychological trauma and new respiratory problems were still elevated among all
adult enrollees.
The findings1 – published in the Journal of Urban Health – show that two to
three years after the WTC disaster:
• 67% of all adult enrollees reported new or worsening respiratory symptoms.
• 3% reported they had developed new asthma – twice what is believed to be
the baseline rate over that period.
• 16% likely had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
• 8% had severe psychological distress.
• The rate of new asthma was highest (6%) among rescue and recovery workers
who worked on the debris
pile on 9/11.
• The PTSD rate was highest among those injured on 9/11 (35%), as well as
low-income (31%) and Hispanic
(30%) enrollees.
Lower Manhattan adult residents had high rates of PTSD.
Published online in the Journal of Traumatic Stress, the study2 shows that two
to three years after the 9/11 attacks:
• One in eight lower Manhattan residents (12.6%) likely had PTSD, compared to
a national rate of only about 4%.
• Residents were more likely to develop PTSD if they witnessed horrific events
during the attacks. Minority
residents, those caught in the dust cloud on 9/11, residents with lower incomes
and those who were divorced,
separated and widowed were also at increased risk.
• Residents injured on 9/11 (38%) reported the highest rates of PTSD.


--- On Mon, 5/11/09, World Trade Center Health Registry
<healthinfo@...> wrote:

From: World Trade Center Health Registry <healthinfo@...>
Subject: Annual Report from the World Trade Center Health Registry
To: CLIPEDWINGANGEL@...
Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 4:01 PM




News from the World Trade Center Health Registry


2008 Report Now Available
We are pleased to announce the publication of our 2008 annual report. It is
available at
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/wtc/downloads/pdf/registry/WTC_AnnualReport.pdf .

The report includes information on the Registry's key activities and
accomplishments for 2008, as well as details on recent findings about the health
consequences of 9/11. It also includes 9/11 resource and service information for
those affected by the disaster.

We hope you find this report informative and helpful.

Thank you for your continuing support.

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wtchr@..., or visit nyc.gov/9-11HealthInfo.
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