Air pollutant | Outcome variable: change in consultations | All ages | 0–17 years | 18–64 years | 65 + years |
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NO2 | Short term, % change (95% CI) | ||||
Total respiratory consultations | 1.16 (0.69, 1.63) | 2.37 (1.47, 3.28) | 1.16 (0.56, 1.77) | 2.16 (1.20, 3.13) | |
Consultations for asthma, COPD, URTI | 0.92 (0.25, 1.59) | 1.37 (0.34, 2.40) | 0.52 (−0.34, 1.39) | 1.90 (0.44, 3.38) | |
Long term, % change (95% CI) | |||||
Total respiratory consultations | 2.15 (− 3.76, 8.43) | −7.89 (− 14.62, −0.63) | 4.85 (− 1.43, 11.52) | 7.11 (− 1.83, 16.88) | |
Consultations for asthma, COPD, URTI | 0.83 (− 7.57, 9.99) | −8.51 (− 15.96, − 0.40) | 5.59 (− 3.34, 15.35) | 5.21 (− 9.79, 22.71) | |
PM10 | Short-term % change (95% CI) | ||||
Total respiratory consultations | 1.01 (0.68, 1.34) | 3.04 (2.41, 3.67) | 0.79 (0.37, 1.22) | 1.06 (0.40, 1.72) | |
Consultations for asthma, COPD, URTI | 1.98 (1.50, 2.46) | 3.38 (2.65, 4.11) | 1.36 (0.75, 1.98) | 1.40 (0.39, 2.41) | |
Long-term % change (95% CI) | |||||
Total respiratory consultations | 0.18 (−2.95, 3.42) | −1.18 (−5.15, 2.95) | 0.79 (− 2.48, 4.17) | 0.92 (−3.72, 5.79) | |
Consultations for asthma, COPD, URTI | 0.24 (−4.31, 5.00) | −0.91 (−5.35, 3.73) | 1.67 (− 3.02, 6.58) | − 1.26 (−9.07, 7.23) | |
PM2.5 | Short-term % change (95% CI) | ||||
Total respiratory consultations | 0.19 (−0.12, 0.51) | 1.40 (0.81, 2.00) | 0.02 (−0.39, 0.43) | 0.35 (−0.28, 0.97) | |
Consultations for asthma, COPD, URTI | 0.78 (0.33, 1.24) | 1.61 (0.92, 2.30) | 0.36 (−0.22, 0.95) | 0.66 (−0.29, 1.62) | |
Long-term % change (95% CI) | |||||
Total respiratory consultations | −2.41 (−7.85, 3.35) | −8.42 (−14.85, −1.49) | 1.21 (−4.65, 7.43) | −2.85 (− 10.77, 5.78) | |
Consultations for asthma, COPD, URTI | −3.52 (− 11.27, 4.91) | −9.51 (− 16.59, − 1.82) | 2.16 (−6.20, 11.25) | − 7.38 (− 20.17, 7.45) | |
O3 | Short-term % change (95% CI) | ||||
Total respiratory consultations | − 2.62 (− 3.26, − 1.98) | −5.01 (−6.18, − 3.83) | −2.69 (− 3.52, − 1.85) | − 3.38 (− 4.65, − 2.10) | |
Consultations for asthma, COPD, URTI | −2.87 (− 3.78, − 1.95) | − 4.58 (− 5.93, − 3.20) | −2.27 (− 3.46, − 1.06) | −1.95 (− 3.92, 0.06) | |
Long-term % change (95% CI) | |||||
Total respiratory consultations | 2.18 (− 2.83, 7.44) | 5.12 (−1.43, 12.11) | − 0.09 (− 5.19, 5.28) | 3.76 (− 3.63, 11.71) | |
Consultations for asthma, COPD, URTI | 5.95 (− 16.53,9.58) | 5.83 (− 1.52, 13.73) | 2.03 (− 5.32, 9.95) | 20.21 (5.88, 36.49) |