Skip to main content

Table 2 Models for prescribed fire associations with hospital visits and readmissions

From: Prescribed fires, smoke exposure, and hospital utilization among heart failure patients

Outcome

Exposure

Associated Change in Outcome (%)

95% CI (%)

Total hospital visits

Fire counts (1 km)

-5.8

-15.3, 4.2

Total hospital visits

Fire counts (2 km)

-6.0

-10.4, -1.6

Total hospital visits

Fire counts (5 km)

-2.6

-4.1, -1.1

7-day readmissions

Fire counts (1 km)

-2.1

-35.7, 49.0

7-day readmissions

Fire counts (2 km)

-7.9

-26.9, 16.3

7-day readmissions

Fire counts (5 km)

-1.8

-8.4, 5.5

30-day readmissions

Fire counts (1 km)

5.5

-15.4, 31.7

30-day readmissions

Fire counts (2 km)

-2.6

-13.6, 9.8

30-day readmissions

Fire counts (5 km)

3.2

-0.4, 7.1

  1. CI Confidence interval