title: [Association between exposure to particulate matter and hospital admissions for respiratory disease in children].
abstract: The aim of this study was to estimate the association between exposure to particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter and hospitalization for respiratory disease. It was an ecological time series study with daily indicators of hospitalization for respiratory diseases in children up to 10 years old, living in Piracicaba, SP, Southeastern Brazil, between August 1, 2011 and July 31, 2012. A generalized additive Poisson regression model was used. The relative risks were RR = 1.008; 95%CI 1.001;1.016 for lag 1 and RR = 1.009; 95%CI 1.001;1.017 for lag 3. The increment of 10 μg/m3 in particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter implies increase in relative risk of between 7.9 and 8.6 percentage points. In conclusion, exposure to particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter was associated with hospitalization for respiratory disease in children.
authors.forename: Ana Cristina Gobbo
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cesar
authors.forename: Luiz Fernando C
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: João Andrade de
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D052638:Particulate Matter