Table 2 Per cent change in the asthma and pooled asthma–COPD hospital emergency room visits by age group for interquartile increases in pollutants in Helsinki, 1998–2004
Children* (% change (95% CI))Adults† (% Change (95% CI))Elderly‡ (% Change (95% CI))
Aitken mode (0.03–0.1 μm)
    Lag 0−0.47 (−3.64 to 2.80)2.49§ (0.06 to 4.98)2.38 (−1.02 to 5.90)
    Lag 12.03 (−1.18 to 5.34)0.14 (−2.38 to 2.73)1.17 (−1.06 to 3.44)
    Lag 21.86 (−1.24 to 5.05)−1.41 (−3.91 to 1.16)1.97 (−0.23 to 4.21)
    Lag 34.54§ (1.54 to 7.64)1.61 (−0.79 to 4.07)0.89 (−1.31 to 3.14)
    Lag 46.03§ (3.10 to 9.05)0.31 (−2.06 to 2.73)0.22 (−1.98 to 2.48)
    Lag 55.15§ (2.25 to 8.14)1.84 (−0.46 to 4.20)1.19 (−0.99 to 3.43)
Accumulation mode (0.1–0.29 μm)
    Lag 0−0.44 (−4.22 to 3.49)3.55§ (0.61 to 6.58)4.49§ (1.70 to 7.36)
    Lag 10.28 (−3.24 to 3.93)2.71 (−0.15 to 5.64)2.90§ (0.18 to 5.69)
    Lag 22.76 (−0.77 to 6.41)0.22 (−2.61 to 3.14)1.28 (−1.42 to 4.05)
    Lag 33.96§ (0.39 to 7.65)0.96 (−1.91 to 3.90)−0.31 (−3.04 to 2.49)
    Lag 43.37 (−0.06 to 6.93)−1.38 (−4.24 to 1.57)1.31 (−1.40 to 4.10)
    Lag 52.53 (−0.79 to 5.96)−1.09 (−3.91 to 1.82)0.54 (−2.16 to 3.31)
PM2.5
    Lag 00.40 (−2.60 to 3.49)1.32 (−1.06 to 3.76)3.09§ (0.95 to 5.27)
    Lag 1−0.06 (−2.94 to 2.89)1.46 (−0.80 to 3.77)2.26§ (0.16 to 4.41)
    Lag 20.41 (−2.41 to 3.32)−0.90 (−3.23 to 1.49)1.91 (−0.19 to 4.05)
    Lag 32.52 (−0.28 to 5.41)0.67 (−1.68 to 3.07)−0.24 (−2.37 to 1.94)
    Lag 42.56 (−0.17 to 5.36)−1.55 (−3.88 to 0.83)0.49 (−1.64 to 2.65)
    Lag 51.18 (−1.48 to 3.92)−1.79 (−4.04 to 0.53)1.03 (−1.05 to 3.16)
Coarse particles
    Lag 0−0.81 (−3.96 to 2.44)2.70§ (0.21 to 5.26)2.45§ (0.18 to 4.76)
    Lag 1−1.46 (−4.59 to 1.78)1.47 (−0.79 to 3.78)0.65 (−1.64 to 2.99)
    Lag 2−0.38 (−3.49 to 2.82)1.56 (−0.72 to 3.90)0.40 (−1.90 to 2.76)
    Lag 3−3.31 (−6.34 to −0.19)0.67 (−1.74 to 3.14)0.23 (−2.00 to 2.51)
    Lag 41.21 (−1.67 to 4.17)0.54 (−1.85 to 2.98)0.59 (−1.57 to 2.80)
    Lag 52.55 (−0.24 to 5.41)0.91 (−1.51 to 3.40)2.62§ (0.50 to 4.78)
CO
    Lag 0−1.85 (−4.93 to 1.34)−0.81 (−3.47 to 1.92)3.68§ (1.20 to 6.22)
    Lag 10.80 (−2.27 to 3.96)−2.12 (−4.76 to 0.60)1.51 (−0.91 to 4.00)
    Lag 20.58 (−2.44 to 3.70)−1.98 (−4.56 to 0.66)2.45§ (0.07 to 4.88)
    Lag 30.74 (−2.26 to 3.84)0.81 (−1.73 to 3.43)0.57 (−1.85 to 3.04)
    Lag 42.54 (−0.40 to 5.57)−0.62 (−3.16 to 1.98)−0.42 (−2.84 to 2.06)
    Lag 54.30§ (1.38 to 7.31)0.89 (−1.60 to 3.44)0.90 (−1.48 to 3.34)
NO2
    Lag 0−0.09 (−4.56 to 4.58)2.69 (−1.05 to 6.57)4.82§ (1.26 to 8.50)
    Lag 11.92 (−2.55 to 6.59)−0.44 (−4.12 to 3.38)2.32 (−1.12 to 5.88)
    Lag 23.61 (−0.78 to 8.19)−1.14 (−4.76 to 2.63)2.97 (−0.43 to 6.50)
    Lag 34.53§ (0.19 to 9.05)2.81 (−0.81 to 6.55)−0.09 (−3.40 to 3.34)
    Lag 410.9§ (6.38 to 15.5)0.59 (−1.94 to 5.24)−0.88 (−4.15 to 2.51)
    Lag 59.36§ (4.95 to 14.0)3.70§ (0.15 to 7.37)1.44 (−1.87 to 4.87)
  • *Model adjusted for time trend, weekday, holiday, influenza and pollen epidemics, temperature (lag 0 and 1–3 day mean), relative humidity (lag 0 and 1–3 day mean) and barometric pressure.

  • †Model adjusted for time trend, weekday, holiday, influenza and pollen epidemics, temperature (lag 0 and 1–3 day mean), relative humidity (lag 0) and barometric pressure.

  • ‡Model adjusted for time trend, weekday, influenza and pollen epidemics, temperature (lag 0), relative humidity (lag 0 and 1–3 day mean) and barometric pressure.

  • §p<0.05.

  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.