Effects of Dust Storms and Climatological Factors on Mortality and Morbidity of Cardiovascular Diseases Admitted to ED

Table 3

Results of generalized additive Poisson models for predicting the number of emergency department visits and hospitalization due to ACS.

Variables		Admission; Or [95% CI]	p	Hospitalization; Or [95% CI]	p	Mortality; Or [95% CI]	p
TOTAL	PM0	1.000 [1.000-1.000]	0.498	1.000 [1.000-1.001]	0.098	1.001 [1.000-1.002]	0.037
	PM1	1.000 [1.000-1.000]	0.157	1.001 [1.000-1.001]	0.001	0.999 [0.998-1.001]	0.293
	PM2	1.000 [1.000-1.000]	0.017	1.000 [0.999-1.000]	0.132	1.002 [1.001-1.003]	0.003
	PM3	1.000 [1.000-1.000]	0.016	1.002 [1.001-1.002]	0.001	1.000 [0.999-1.001]	0.919
	MT	1.004 [1.003-1.005]	0.001	1.005 [1.004-1.007]	0.001	1.005 [1.000-1.009]	0.043
	DS	1.150 [1,135-1.166]	0.001	1.304 [1.273-1.336]	0.001	0.400 [0.316-0.505]	0.001
WOMEN	PM0	1.000 [1.000-1.000]	0.844	1.000 [1.000-1.001]	0.447	1.000 [0.998-1.002]	0.932
	PM1	1.000 [1.000-1.001]	0.023	1.001 [1.000-1.001]	0.008	1.000 [0.998-1.002]	0.986
	PM2	1.000 [1.000-1.000]	0.027	1.000 [0.999-1.000]	0.295	1.001 [0.999-1.003]	0.172
	PM3	1.000 [1.000-1.000]	0.101	1.002 [1.001-1.002]	0.001	1.001 [0.999-1.002]	0.379
	MT	1.004 [1.004-1.005]	0.001	1.003 [1.001-1.006]	0.012	1.004 [0.997-1.011]	0.221
	DS	1.129 [1.109-1.150]	0.001	1.286 [1.232-1.343]	0.001	0.410 [0.289-0.582]	0.001
MEN	PM0	1.000 [1.000-1.000]	0.221	1.000 [1.000-1.001]	0.336	1.002 [1.001-1.004]	0.004
	PM1	1.000 [1.000-1.000]	0.703	1.001 [1.000-1.001]	0.004	0.999 [0.997-1.001]	0.163
	PM2	1.000 [1.000-1.000]	0.267	1.000 [0.999-1.000]	0.090	1.002 [1.001-1.004]	0.006
	PM3	1.000 [1.000-1.000]	0.074	1.002 [1.001-1.002]	0.001	1.000 [0.998-1.001]	0.523
	MT	1.004 [1.003-1.005]	0.001	1.003 [1.001-1.005]	0.002	1.005 [0.999-1.011]	0.107
	DS	1.175 [1.152-1.198]	0.001	1.360 [1.317-1.404]	0.001	0.390 [0.285-0.534]	0.001
> 65 years	PM0	1.000 [0.999-1.000]	0.267	1.000 [1.000-1.001]	0.447	1.001 [1.000-1.003]	0.063
	PM1	1.000 [1.000-1.001]	0.601	1.001 [1.000-1.001]	0.008	0.999 [0.997-1.001]	0.245
	PM2	1.000 [0.999-1.000]	0.199	1.000 [0.999-1.000]	0.295	1.002 [1.000-1.003]	0.012
	PM3	1.001 [1.000-1.001]	0.002	1.002 [1.001-1.002]	0.001	1.000 [0.998-1.001]	0.618
	MT	1.004 [1.003-1.006]	0.001	1.003 [1.001-1.006]	0.012	1.000 [0.994-1.006]	0.917
	DS	1.281 [1.245-1.135]	0.001	1.286 [1.232-1.343]	0.001	0.376 [0.270-0.523]	0.001
< 65 yr.	PM0	1.000 [1.000-1.000]	0.187	1.000 [1.000-1.001]	0.133	1.001 [0.999-1.003]	0.283
	PM1	1.000 [1.000-1.000]	0.191	1.001 [1.000-1.001]	0.011	1.000 [0.998-1.001]	0.790
	PM2	1.000 [1.000-1.000]	0.044	1.000 [0.999-1.000]	0.269	1.002 [1.000-1.003]	0.100
	PM3	1.000 [1.000-1.000]	0.228	1.002 [1.001-1.002]	0.001	1.001 [0.999-1.001]	0.451
	MT	1.004 [1.003-1.005]	0.001	1.007 [1.005-1.006]	0.001	1.011 [1.004-1.006]	0.003
	DS	1.118 [1.101-1.135]	0.001	1.312 [1.275-1.343]	0.001	0.428 [0.308-0.523]	0.001

DS: dust storm; a: adjusted odd ratios and 95% confidence intervals; : significant values; significant at 0.05 level.