Table 3 Potential dose of PM 2.5 incorporated according dry and rainy scenarios to age, gender, asthma and BMI
From: Risk assessment of PM2.5 to child residents in Brazilian Amazon region with biofuel production
Dry scenario (A) | Rainy scenario (B) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 95%IC | Mean | 95%IC | |||
Age | ||||||
6 – 8 | 1.90* | 1.71 | 2.08 | 0.33* | 0.31 | 0.35 |
9 – 11 | 1.80 | 1.59 | 2.03 | 0.29* | 0.27 | 0.31 |
12 – 14 | 1.67 | 1.47 | 1.86 | 0.26* | 0.25 | 0.28 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 1.95 | 1.70 | 2.20 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.40 |
Female | 1.96 | 1.71 | 2.21 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.38 |
Asthma | ||||||
Yes | 2.11 | 1.86 | 2.36 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.35 |
No | 2.06 | 1.81 | 2.31 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.32 |
BMI | ||||||
Non-overweight | 1.74 | 1.53 | 1.95 | 0.33* | 0.30 | 0.36 |
Overweight | 1.58 | 1.40 | 1.76 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.29 |
All children | 1.95 | 1.62 | 2.27 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.34 |