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. 2024 Nov 6;14:26987. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-77886-6

Table 3.

Adjusted HRs and 95% CIs for air pollution score with the risk of all-cause mortality.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Per 1 SD Increment P for trend
Participants without any cardiometabolic disease at baseline
Air pollution score median (min, max) 52.82 (45.58, 56.74) 59.53 (56.74, 61.76) 63.77 (61.76, 65.75) 67.95 (65.75, 70.87) 75.78 (70.87, 174.11)
Cases/person-years 4631/1,036,238 4829/1,033,221 4983/1,029,516 5169/1,028,309 5401/1,033,342
Model 1 Ref 1.06 (1.02–1.11) 1.13 (1.09–1.18) 1.23 (1.18–1.28) 1.35 (1.30–1.41) 1.11 (1.10–1.12) < 0.001
Model 2 Ref 1.01 (0.97–1.06) 1.04 (1.00–1.08) 1.11 (1.06–1.15) 1.17 (1.12–1.21) 1.06 (1.04–1.07) < 0.001
Model 3 Ref 1.01 (0.97–1.05) 1.03 (0.99–1.07) 1.09 (1.05–1.14) 1.16 (1.11–1.20) 1.06 (1.04–1.07) < 0.001
Participants with type 2 diabetes at baseline
Air pollution score median (min, max) 54.39 (45.59, 58.36) 60.97 (58.36, 63.12) 65.02 (63.12, 67.02) 69.17 (67.02, 72.15) 77.47 (72.15, 165.61)
Cases/person-years 450/41,554 514/41,258 511/41,098 450/41,131 527/41,258
Model 1 Ref 1.19 (1.05–1.35) 1.24 (1.09–1.41) 1.11 (0.98–1.27) 1.36 (1.20–1.54) 1.07 (1.03–1.12) < 0.001
Model 2 Ref 1.14 (1.00–1.29) 1.15 (1.01–1.31) 1.04 (0.91–1.19) 1.20 (1.05–1.36) 1.03 (0.99–1.08) 0.068
Model 3 Ref 1.13 (1.00–1.28) 1.14 (1.00–1.29) 1.03 (0.90–1.17) 1.18 (1.03–1.34) 1.03 (0.99–1.07) 0.122
Participants with stroke at baseline
Air pollution score median (min, max) 53.67 (45.58, 57.27) 60.12 (57.28, 62.32) 64.38 (62.32, 66.30) 68.80 (66.3, 71.91) 76.90 (71.92, 156.86)
Cases/person-years 146/12,685 164/12,656 175/12,587 186/12,540 218/12,359
Model 1 Ref 1.15 (0.92–1.44) 1.26 (1.01–1.57) 1.40 (1.13–1.74) 1.68 (1.37–2.08) 1.16 (1.10–1.23) < 0.001
Model 2 Ref 1.03 (0.82–1.29) 1.12 (0.89–1.39) 1.19 (0.95–1.48) 1.34 (1.08–1.66) 1.10 (1.03–1.17) 0.002
Model 3 Ref 1.04 (0.83–1.30) 1.13 (0.90–1.40) 1.18 (0.94–1.47) 1.34 (1.08–1.66) 1.09 (1.03–1.16) 0.003
Participants with CHD at baseline
Air pollution score median (min, max) 53.53 (45.62, 57.46) 60.05 (57.46, 62.14) 64.12 (62.14, 66.02) 68.22 (66.02, 70.99) 75.95 (70.99, 157.49)
Cases/person-years 560/45,995 614/45,621 630/45,448 684/45,163 723/45,538
Model 1 Ref 1.14 (1.01–1.27) 1.20 (1.07–1.34) 1.35 (1.21–1.51) 1.47 (1.32–1.64) 1.13 (1.09–1.17) < 0.001
Model 2 Ref 1.10 (0.98–1.23) 1.11 (0.99–1.25) 1.19 (1.07–1.34) 1.27 (1.13–1.42) 1.07 (1.04–1.11) < 0.001
Model 3 Ref 1.10 (0.98–1.23) 1.11 (0.99–1.24) 1.19 (1.06–1.33) 1.26 (1.12–1.41) 1.07 (1.04–1.11) < 0.001
Participants with cardiometabolic multimorbidity
Air pollution score median (min, max) 55.04 (45.59, 58.81) 61.28 (58.81, 63.23) 65.25 (63.23, 67.28) 69.47 (67.28, 72.63) 78.29 (72.63, 144.60)
Cases/person-years 324/13,293 337/13,097 339/13,073 332/13,166 346/13,150
Model 1 Ref 1.09 (0.93–1.26) 1.10 (0.94–1.28) 1.10 (0.95–1.29) 1.20 (1.03–1.40) 1.05 (1.00–1.10) 0.027
Model 2 Ref 1.05 (0.90–1.23) 1.05 (0.90–1.22) 1.05 (0.90–1.22) 1.12 (0.96–1.31) 1.03 (0.98–1.08) 0.208
Model 3 Ref 1.05 (0.90–1.23) 1.03 (0.89–1.21) 1.04 (0.89–1.22) 1.10 (0.94–1.28) 1.02 (0.97–1.08) 0.320

HR, hazard ratio; CHD, coronary heart disease; CI, confidence interval; Q1, the first quartile; Q2, the second quartile; Q3, the third quartile; Q4, the fourth quartile; Q5, the last quartile; Model 1 was adjusted for age, sex; Model 2 further adjusted for ethnicity (white/non-white), education (0–7 years, 8–10 years, 11–15 years, or 16- years), income(continuous), work(employed/unemployed), drinking status (never/past/current), and smoking status (never/past/current); Model 3 was additionally adjusted for BMI (continuous), SBP (continuous), and physical activity (MET-min/week).