Table 3 Odds ratio and 95% CI representing the national average (from meta-analysis) hospital admissions associated with wildfire-related PM2.5 in wildfire waves in Brazil (2008–2018) for 1–5 moving averages.

From: Health impacts of wildfire-related air pollution in Brazil: a nationwide study of more than 2 million hospital admissions between 2008 and 2018

Outcome

Moving averages

Odds ratio

Lower

95% CI

Upper

95% CI

Respiratory Hospital Admissions

1

1.12

1.09

1.14

2

1.12

1.07

1.17

3

1.15

1.11

1.19

4

1.17

1.14

1.20

5

1.23

1.12

1.33

Circulatory Hospital Admissions

1

1.14

1.09

1.18

2

1.21

1.08

1.35

3

1.15

1.10

1.20

4

1.17

1.11

1.22

5

1.20

1.12

1.29

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