Table 3.

Rate ratios for daily outpatient visits of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis during disaster periods and reference periods

Disaster type (period)	Age (y)	Asthma		Allergic rhinitis		Atopic dermatitis
		Lag d	RR (95% CI)	Lag d	RR (95% CI)	Lag d	RR (95% CI)
Typhoon (12−13 Sep 2003)	All	6	13.491 (13.212−13.770)	6	9.989 (9.772−10.206)	6	22.367 (22.490−22.244)
	≤15		6.500 (6.149−6.851)		8.129 (7.756−8.502)		21.340 (21.194−21.487)
Typhoon and heavy rain (9−29 Jul 2006)	All	7	0.786 (0.767−0.825)	7	1.010 (0.965−1.054)	5	1.104 (1.092−1.117)
	≤15		0.827 (0.761−0.893)		1.144 (1.070−1.219)		1.146 (1.131−1.161)
Typhoon and heavy rain (13−16 Sep 2007)	All	0	1.276 (1.021−1.532)	7	1.103 (0.909−1.296)	7	1.488 (1.393−1.583)
	≤15		1.941 (1.356−2.526)		1.200 (0.715−1.685)		1.624 (1.503−1.745)
Heavy rain (22−24 Oct 2006)	All	6	1.310 (0.827−1.794)	7	1.381 (1.120−1.643)	6	1.355 (1.173−1.536)
	≤15		1.500 (0.824−2.176)		1.300 (0.888−1.712)		1.638 (1.417−1.859)
Heavy rain (4−15 Aug 2007)	All	1	1.274 (1.031−1.516)	4	1.410 (1.128−1.691)	7	1.060 (0.998−1.123)
	≤15		1.182 (0.718−1.645)		1.353 (0.910−1.796)		1.066 (0.989−1.143)
Heavy rain (23−26 Jul 2008)	All	7	1.292 (1.015−1.569)	6	1.247 (0.975−1.520)	6	1.085 (1.000−1.169)
	≤15		1.051 (0.914−1.901)		1.162 (0.723−1.602)		1.102 (0.992−1.211)
Heavy rain (11−16 Jul 2009)	All	5	0.961 (0.889−1.032)	7	1.050 (0.990−1.110)	7	1.149 (1.126−1.172)
	≤15		1.071 (0.945−1.197)		1.005 (0.905−1.106)		1.191 (1.161−1.221)
All typhoons	All	6	0.900 (0.862−0.937)	6	1.191 (1.150−1.232)	5	1.229 (1.217−1.241)
	≤15		0.905 (0.842−0.969)		1.278 (1.206−1.348)		1.267 (1.252−1.281)
All heavy rain	All	5	0.968 (0.902−1.035)	7	1.075 (1.018−1.132)	7	1.134 (1.113−1.155)
	≤15		1.085 (0.968−1.202)	5	1.068 (0.971−1.164)		1.173 (1.147−1.201)

CI = confidence interval; RR = Rate ratio.