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. 2024 Dec 4;7(12):e2449005. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.49005

Table. Monitored Populations by Pollutant.

Monitored for No. (%) Participants, median (IQR), %
Population size American Indian or Alaska Native Asiana Black or African Americana Hispanic or Latino Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islandera Two or more racesa White, mediana Some other racea
Ozone
No 15 230 (6.4) 1141 (818-1591) 0 (0-0.1) 0 (0-1.8) 0.39 (0-7.4) 6.0 (1.0-23.2) 0 (0-0) 1.3 (0-4.1) 74.3 (41.8-90.0) 0 (0-0)
Yes 222 401 (93.6) 1263 (890-1754) 0 (0-0) 0.6 (0-5.2) 2.6 (0-14.2) 6.9 (1.3-22.1) 0 (0-0) 1.6 (0-4.3) 69.5 (36.7-88.5) 0 (0-0)
P value NA <.001 <.001 <.001 0.09 <.001 0.04 <.001 <.001 <.001
Nitrogen dioxide
No 104 410 (43.9) 1189 (835-1661) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-1.9) 2.0 (0-14.3) 4.2 (0.4-13.6) 0 (0-0) 1.4 (0-4.1) 78.5 (52.6-91.9) 0 (0-0)
Yes 133 221 (56.1) 1306 (927-1802) 0-(0-0) 1.7 (0-8.2) 2.7 (0-13.3) 10.1 (2.3-30.4) 0 (0-0) 1.7 (0-4.5) 61.1 (26.9-84.3) 0.4 (1.8)
P value NA <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001
Lead
No 222 686 (93.7) 1254 (883-1744) 0 (0-0) 0.4 (0-4.4) 2.3 (0-13.8) 6.4 (1.2-20.7) 0 (0-0) 1.55 (0-4.29) 71.5 (39.8-89.2) 0 (0-0)
Yes 14 945 (6.3) 1261 (902-1724) 0 (0-0) 4.2 (0-15.3) 2.9 (0-12.9) 18.4 (4.9-50.8) 0 (0-0) 1.8 (0-4.7) 38.7 (10.6-69.3) 0 (0-0)
P value NA 0.22 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001
Carbon monoxide
No 136 834 (57.6) 1237 (863-1741) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-2.9) 2.4 (0-14.8) 6.0 (1.0-20.0) 0 (0-0) 1.4 (0-4.1) 72.7 (42.3-89.5) 0 (0-0)
Yes 100 797 (42.4) 1277 (914-1745) 0 (0-0) 1.7 (0-8.7) 2.4 (0-12.5) 8.2 (1.8-25.3) 0 (0-0) 1.78 (0-4.6) 65.4 (30.2-87.1) 0 (0-0)
P value NA <.001 <.001 <.001 0.093 <.001 0.036 <.001 <.001 <.001
Sulfur dioxide
No 107 832 (45.4) 1252 (872-1763) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-2.9) 2.0 (0-13.3) 7.3 (1.4-24.0) 0 (0-0) 1.4 (0-4.1) 71.2 (39.3-88.9) 0 (0-0)
Yes 129 799 (54.6) 1258 (895-1728) 0 (0-0) 1.2 (0-7.2) 2.7 (0-14.1) 6.6 (1.2-20.7) 0 (0-0) 1.7 (0-4.5) 68.7 (35.1-88.4) 0 (0-0)
P value NA 0.25 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001
Particulate matter
No 33 625 (14.2) 1248 (874-1749) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-2.69) 1.5 (0-11.6) 5.9 (1-18.8) 0 (0-0) 1.6 (0-4.3) 74.2 (46.0-89.9) 0 (0-0)
Yes 204 006 (85.8) 1256 (886-1742) 0 (0-0) 0.7 (0-5.4) 2.5 (0-14.1) 7.0 (1.3-22.8) 0 (0-0) 1.6 (0-4.3) 69.1 (35.3-88.4) 0 (0-0)
P value NA 0.14 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 0.78 <.001 0
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All racial groups were collected as non-Hispanic or Latino. Comparisons were made between columns by pollutant (eg, ozone = no vs ozone = yes), with P values reported for 2-sided Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test. Analyses were performed with log transformations of racial and ethnic composition.