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. 2016 Dec 19;51:3. doi: 10.1590/S1518-8787.2017051006523

Table 2. Estimated coefficients of the Generalized Additive Model, considering six-day lag between exposure to fine particulate matter and the hospital event. Grande Vitória Region, ES, Southeastern Brazil, 2013 to 2014.

  Estimated coefficients of the GAM
 
  Estimate Standard error z value p  
Intercept 2.149 0.557 3.857 0.000 ***
Tuesday -0.173 0.049 -3.500 0.000 ***
Thursday -0.197 0.049 -4.029 0.000 ***
Saturday -0.1227 0.048 -2.513 0.012 *
Holiday1 0.586 0.095 6.176 0.000 ***
Winter 0.801 0.102 7.874 0.000 ***
Temperature 0.049 0.013 3.645 0.000 ***
PM2.5 lag3 0.013 0.006 2.106 0.035 *

Holiday1: Independence and foundation day of Vitória

Significance 0 ‘***’ 0.001 ‘**’ 0.01 ‘*’ 0.05 ‘.’ 0.1 ‘ ’ 1