Table 2.
Air pollutants | HR (95% CI)a |
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Non-accidental causes | CVDs | Non-malignant RDs | Lung cancer | |
PM10 | 1.19 (1.17, 1.21) | 1.20 (1.17, 1.23) | 1.30 (1.23, 1.39) | 1.11 (1.05, 1.17) |
PM2.5 | 1.20 (1.17, 1.23) | 1.23 (1.19, 1.28) | 1.37 (1.25, 1.49) | 1.14 (1.05, 1.23) |
SO2 | 1.04 (1.03, 1.05) | 1.04 (1.03, 1.06) | 1.11 (1.07, 1.16) | 1.05 (1.02, 1.08) |
NO2 | 1.24 (1.21, 1.27) | 1.26 (1.22, 1.31) | 1.17 (1.06, 1.28) | 1.16 (1.08, 1.26) |
Abbreviations: CVDs, cardiovascular diseases; CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; NO2, nitrogen dioxide; PM10, particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤10 μm; PM2.5, particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 μm; RDs, respiratory diseases; SO2, sulfur dioxide.
Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, level of education, income, occupational exposure, physical exercise and status of marital, smoking and drinking.