From: Desert dust outbreaks and respiratory morbidity in Athens, Greece
Emergency Room Visits | Individually in the model | Mutually Adjusted | ||||||
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PM10 (per 10 μg/m3) | Dust Day (Yes vs No) | PM10 (per 10 μg/m3) | Dust Day (Yes vs No) | |||||
% (95% CI) | P-value | % (95% CI) | P-value | % (95% CI) | P-value | % (95% CI) | P-value | |
All respiratory | 1.95 (0.02,3.91) | 0.05 | 47.09 (28.65,68.19) | < 0.001 | 0.99 (−0.88, 2.89) | 0.30 | 45.25 (26.75,66.45) | < 0.001 |
Male | 2.17 (0.18,4.2) | 0.03 | 45.91 (26.7,68.03) | <0.001 | 1.25 (−0.7,3.24) | 0.21 | 43.60 (24.42,65.73) | <0.001 |
Female | 1.81 (−0.26,3.93) | 0.09 | 45.81 (26.38,68.24) | <0.001 | 0.86 (−1.16,2.91) | 0.41 | 44.22 (24.66,66.86) | <0.001 |
18–64 years | 1.86 (−0.16,3.92) | 0.07 | 49.09 (29.64,71.45) | <0.001 | 0.88 (−1.08,2.88) | 0.38 | 47.46 (27.93,69.99) | <0.001 |
≥ 65 years | 2.07 (−0.01,4.19) | 0.05 | 44.34 (24.65,67.13) | <0.001 | 1.14 (−0.89,3.22) | 0.27 | 42.17 (22.46,65.07) | <0.001 |
Asthma (J45) | 1.98 (−0.41,4.42) | 0.11 | 38.37 (16.84,63.85) | <0.001 | 1.17 (−1.21,3.61) | 0.34 | 36.33 (14.79,61.91) | <0.001 |
COPD (J44) | 3.21 (0.9,5.58) | 0.007 | 57.14 (33.22,85.35) | <0.001 | 2.11 (−0.15,4.42) | 0.07 | 52.91 (29.35,80.75) | <0.001 |
Respiratory infections (J06) | 1.17 (−1.32,3.71) | 0.36 | 60.43 (35.37,90.13) | <0.001 | −0.03 (−2.45,2.45) | 0.98 | 60.49 (35.02,90.77) | <0.001 |