Using PM2.5 concentrations to estimate the health burden from solid fuel combustion, with application to Irish and Scottish homes

Table 3 Summary of risk and impact functions used for each health outcome assessed for Ireland[24]

Health outcome	Age group	Background rate per 100,000	Risk function per 10 μg/m³	Risk function per μg/m³personal exposure to PM_2.5	Impact function: cases per 100,000 exposed persons per 10 μg/m³personal exposure to PM_2.5
Health outcome	Age group	Background rate per 100,000	PM₁₀	Risk function per μg/m³personal exposure to PM_2.5
Chronic bronchitis	18+	390	22% [25]	5.11%	199
Cardiovascular hospital admissions	All ages	639	0.6% [2]	0.13%	8
Respiratory hospital admissions	All ages	1112	0.9% [26]	0.20%	22
Restricted activity days	18-64	2,200,000	4.75% [29]	0.68%	147,200
Lower respiratory symptom days (inc. cough)	5-14	5,600,000	4% [30]	0.89%	497,800
All-cause mortality	30+	1058	6% [31]	0.86%	91

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