Table 3. Spearman correlation analysis between PM2.5 concentrations and various non-communicable diseases in Northern Thailand.
| Province | Disease |
Correlation
Coefficient
(95% CI) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | Chronic Lung Disease | −0.8 (−0.99, 0.28) |
0.1041 |
| Stroke | 0.1 (−0.86, 0.90) |
0.8729 | |
| Heart Disease | 0.7 (−0.48, 0.98) |
0.1881 | |
| Hypertension |
-0.9
(−0.99, −0.09) |
0.0374* | |
| Diabetes |
0.9
(0.09, 0.99) |
0.0374* | |
| Chiangrai | Chronic Lung Disease | −0.8 (−0.99, 0.28) |
0.1041 |
| Stroke | 0 (−0.88, 0.88) |
1 | |
| Heart Disease | −0.1 (−0.90, 0.86) |
0.8729 | |
| Hypertension | −0.1 (−0.90, 0.86) |
0.8729 | |
| Diabetes | −0.56 (−0.97, 0.63) |
0.3217 | |
| Lampang | Chronic Lung Disease | −0.7 (−0.98, 0.48) |
0.1881 |
| Stroke | 0.5 (−0.68, 0.96) |
0.391 | |
| Heart Disease |
0.97
(0.66, 0.99) |
0.0048* | |
| Hypertension | 0.6 (−0.60, 0.97) |
0.2848 | |
| Diabetes | 0.3 (−0.79, 0.93) |
0.6238 | |
| Phrae | Chronic Lung Disease | 0.3 (−0.79, 0.93) |
0.6238 |
| Stroke |
0.99
( -0.99 , 0.99 ) |
0.0000 1 * | |
| Heart Disease | −0.4 (−0.95, 0.75) |
0.5046 | |
| Hypertension | 0.7 (−0.48, 0.98) |
0.1881 | |
| Diabetes | 0.4 (−0.75, 0.95) |
0.5046 | |
| Nan | Chronic Lung Disease | −0.3 (−0.93, 0.79) |
0.6238 |
| Stroke | 0.7 (−0.48, 0.98) |
0.1881 | |
| Heart Disease | 0.7 (−0.48, 0.98) |
0.1881 | |
| Hypertension | −0.1 (−0.90, 0.86) |
0.8729 | |
| Diabetes | −0.1 (−0.90, 0.86) |
0.8729 | |
| Phayao | Chronic Lung Disease | −0.5 (−0.96, 0.68) |
0.391 |
| Stroke | 0.8 (−0.28, 0.99) |
0.1041 | |
| Heart Disease |
0.9
(0.09, 0.99) |
0.0374* | |
| Hypertension | −0.3 (−0.93, 0.79) |
0.6238 | |
| Diabetes | −0.3 (−0.93, 0.79) |
0.6238 | |
| Lamphun | Chronic Lung Disease | −0.05 (−0.89, 0.87) |
0.9347 |
| Stroke | 0.3 (−0.79, 0.93) |
0.6238 | |
| Heart Disease | −0.1 (−0.90, 0.86) |
0.8729 | |
| Hypertension | 0.8 (−0.28, 0.99) |
0.1041 | |
| Diabetes | 0.1 (−0.86, 0.90) |
0.8729 | |
| Mae Hong Son | Chronic Lung Disease | −0.05 (−0.89, 0.87) |
0.9347 |
| Stroke | 0.56 (−0.63, 0.97) |
0.3217 | |
| Heart Disease | 0.21 (−0.83, 0.92) |
0.7406 | |
| Hypertension | −0.31 (−0.94, 0.79) |
0.6144 | |
| Diabetes | 0.41 (−0.74, 0.95) |
0.4925 |
Notes.
*
Values in bold with an asterisk (*) indicate statistically significant results (p < 0.05).