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. 2023 Apr 3;131(4):047003. doi: 10.1289/EHP11661

Table 3.

Pooled effects of cumulative air pollution exposure on asthma emergency department visits across all age groups (n=3,190,333).

Pollutant IQR Pooled RR (95% CI)
Distributed lags 0–2
 PM PM2.5 6.3μg/m3 1.013 (1.007, 1.020)
PM102.5 9.6μg/m3 1.011 (1.007, 1.016)
 Major PM2.5 components EC 0.5μg/m3 1.005 (1.001, 1.008)
OC 2.8μg/m3 1.009 (1.005, 1.012)
Nitrate 1.7μg/m3 1.002 (0.999, 1.005)
Sulfate 1.8μg/m3 1.008 (1.005, 1.012)
 Gaseous pollutants O3 0.02 ppm 1.022 (1.014, 1.030)
NOx 47.6 ppb 0.996 (0.991, 1.002)
NO2 18.9 ppb 1.004 (0.995, 1.012)
CO 0.5 ppm 1.003 (0.998, 1.009)
SO2 4.2 ppb 1.001 (0.997, 1.005)
Distributed lags 3–6
 PM PM2.5 6.3μg/m3 1.007 (1.002, 1.011)
PM102.5 9.6μg/m3 1.014 (1.008, 1.021)
 Major PM2.5 components EC 0.5μg/m3 1.006 (1.000, 1.012)
OC 2.8μg/m3 1.010 (1.005, 1.016)
Nitrate 1.7μg/m3 1.001 (0.998, 1.005)
Sulfate 1.8μg/m3 1.001 (0.996, 1.006)
 Gaseous pollutants O3 0.02 ppm 1.002 (0.991, 1.012)
NOx 47.6 ppb 1.010 (1.005, 1.016)
NO2 18.9 ppb 1.019 (1.011, 1.027)
CO 0.5 ppm 1.007 (0.999, 1.016)
SO2 4.2 ppb 1.004 (0.999, 1.009)
Distributed lags 0–7
 PM PM2.5 6.3μg/m3 1.016 (1.008, 1.025)
PM102.5 9.6μg/m3 1.014 (1.007, 1.020)
 Major PM2.5 components EC 0.5μg/m3 1.010 (1.002, 1.018)
OC 2.8μg/m3 1.016 (1.009, 1.024)
Nitrate 1.7μg/m3 1.004 (0.999, 1.009)
Sulfate 1.8μg/m3 1.008 (1.001, 1.015)
 Gaseous pollutants O3 0.02 ppm 1.008 (0.995, 1.022)
NOx 47.6 ppb 1.013 (1.005, 1.020)
NO2 18.9 ppb 1.025 (1.012, 1.039)
CO 0.5 ppm 1.013 (1.001, 1.026)
SO2 4.2 ppb 1.007 (0.999, 1.014)

Note: CI, credible interval; CO, carbon monoxide; EC, elemental carbon; IQR, interquartile range; OC, organic carbon; PM, particulate matter; RR, rate ratio.