Table 2.
Number of Excess Respiratory, Cardiovascular, and Asthma Hospital Admissions Attributable to Wildfire‐Originated PM2.5, October 8–20, 2017, Estimated Using Base Case Assumptions
| RR (95% CI) a | # Admissions (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Respiratory hospital admissions | ||
| All ages | 1.028 (1.014, 1.041) | 240 (114, 404) |
| Ages 0–4 | 1.045 (1.010, 1.082) | 27 (6, 54) |
| Ages 5–19 | 1.027 (0.984, 1.076) | 15 (−9, 43) |
| Ages 20–64 | 1.024 (1.005, 1.044) | 65 (13, 131) |
| Ages 65–99 | 1.030 (1.011, 1.049) | 126 (44, 232) |
| Cardiovascular hospital admissions | ||
| All ages | 1.008 (0.999, 1.018) | 68 (−10, 159) |
| Asthma hospital admissions | ||
| All ages and sexes | 1.048 (1.021, 1.076) | 45 (18, 81) |
| Male | 1.031 (0.990, 1.073) | 14 (−4, 35) |
| Female | 1.059 (1.022, 1.097) | 29 (10, 55) |
| Ages 0–4 | 1.083 (1.021, 1.149) | 7 (2, 15) |
| Ages 5–19 | 0.999 (0.935, 1.068) | 0 (−10, 11) |
| Ages 20–64 | 1.041 (0.995, 1.090) | 17 (−2, 40) |
| Ages 65–99 | 1.101 (1.030, 1.178) | 27 (7, 57) |
a
Rate ratio per 10 µg/m3 increase in 2‐day average PM2.5 (Delfino et al., 2009).