Figure 5.
Hospital admissions on dust storm days as compared to non-storm days. Percentage increase (and 95% CI) in all, cardiovascular and respiratory admissions across quartiles of days with increasing levels of particulate matter (PM10), compared to the quarter of days with the lowest levels, after adjusting for seasonality and the confounding effect of weather. Shown separately, the estimated percentage increase in admissions on dust-storm days (n = 63 all candidate days, 56 confirmed dates irrespective of levels of PM and 45 confirmed dates with the highest levels of PM). Note: scales are not comparable across graphs.