Hospital admissions for asthma and acute bronchitis in El Paso, Texas: Do age, sex, and insurance status modify the effects of dust and low wind events?

► Low wind events were significantly associated with children's asthma hospitalizations. ► Dust events were significantly associated with children's acute bronchitis admissions. ► Girls were significantly more sensitive than boys to bronchitis after low wind events. ► Girls were significantly less sensitive than boys to bronchitis after dust events.