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 | |||||
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| 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