Table 5 Percent increase and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of daily respiratory emergency room visits and hospital admissions associated with 10 μg/m³ increase in PM₁₀ levels and occurrence of desert dust event. Results from two pollutants’ models

1.93 (0.065, 3.84)

0.04

1.04 (−0.83, 2.94)

0.28

44.78 (25.34, 67.25)

<0.001

42.50 (23.00, 65.09)

<0.001

2.03 (0.09, 4.01)

0.04

1.15 (−0.71, 3.05)

0.23

50.20 (31.09, 72.10)

<0.001

48.25 (29.18, 70.14)

<0.001

1.62 (−0.62, 3.91)

0.16

0.75 (−1.54, 3.08)

0.53

39.19 (17.40, 65.04)

<0.001

37.59 (15.78, 63.79)

<0.001

1.73 (−0.58, 4.09)

0.14

0.90 (−1.37, 3.22)

0.44

43.90 (22.69, 68.78)

<0.001

42.45 (21.18, 67.45)

<0.001