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. 2004 Dec 14;113(3):290–296. doi: 10.1289/ehp.7300

Table 3.

RRs (95% CIs) for single-pollutant models using time-series method for an increase in IQR.a

All age groups
0–14 years
15–64 years
≥65 years
Pollutants (IQR) Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male
NO2 (16 ppb)
 Lag 1 1.035 (0.971–1.104) 0.944 (0.886–1.006) 1.114 (0.994–1.248) 0.955 (0.866–1.054) 1.013 (0.893–1.150) 0.942 (0.790–1.122) 1.020 (0.930–1.1198) 0.9196 (0.832–1.016)
 Lag 2 1.027 (0.967–1.094) 0.958 (0.900–1.021) 1.107 (0.990–1.238) 0.918 (0.833–1.012) 1.044 (0.918–1.187) 0.992 (0.833–1.182) 0.987 (0.881–1.106) 0.9620 (0.854–1.084)
 Lag 3 1.036 (0.970–1.107) 0.970 (0.909–1.036) 1.108 (0.987–1.245) 0.927 (0.838–1.025) 1.121 (0.978–1.285) 1.012 (0.841–1.216) 0.962 (0.847–1.093) 0.9773 (0.854–1.118)
SO2 (19.25 ppb)
 Lag 1 1.041 (0.987–1.098) 0.953 (0.900–1.009) 1.111 (1.011–1.221)* 0.952 (0.874–1.037) 1.031 (0.930–1.144) 0.971 (0.845–1.115) 1.030 (0.951–1.115) 0.9409 (0.860–1.029)
 Lag 2 1.041 (0.979–1.107) 0.984 (0.925–1.048) 1.090 (0.977–1.216) 0.981 (0.892–1.078) 1.068 (0.950–1.202) 1.046 (0.898–1.218) 1.030 (0.927–1.145) 0.9490 (0.845–1.066)
 Lag 3 1.046 (0.982–1.114) 0.987 (0.925–1.053) 1.066 (0.952–1.194) 0.995 (0.904–1.096) 1.054 (0.931–1.192) 0.985 (0.837–1.159) 1.074 (0.949–1.215) 0.9561 (0.834–1.096)
CO (1.17 ppm)
 Lag 1 1.049 (0.993–1.108) 0.989 (0.932–1.049) 1.077 (0.979–1.184) 1.034 (0.949–1.126) 1.072 (0.962–1.195) 0.994 (0.854–1.157) 1.029 (0.947–1.118) 0.9010 (0.817–0.994)
 Lag 2 1.032 (0.993–1.188) 0.986 (0.946–1.029) 1.068 (1.001–1.139)* 0.996 (0.933–1.062) 1.025 (0.944–1.112) 0.988 (0.884–1.104) 1.030 (0.928–1.144) 0.9041 (0.803–1.019)
 Lag 3 1.051 (0.993–1.112) 0.987 (0.929–1.048) 1.100 (0.997–1.213) 0.968 (0.881–1.064) 1.081 (0.963–1.213) 0.951 (0.806–1.121) 1.013 (0.899–1.142) 0.9632 (0.845–1.098)
O3 (29 ppb)
 Lag 1 0.947 (0.819–1.096) 1.039 (0.923–1.170) 1.048 (0.830–1.322) 0.944 (0.745–1.196) 0.817 (0.621–1.075) 0.959 (0.661–1.393) 0.945 (0.777–1.150) 1.0961 (0.920–1.306)
 Lag 2 1.006 (0.852–1.188) 1.063 (0.917–1.232) 1.084 (0.829–1.433) 0.955 (0.731–1.246) 0.759 (0.549–1.048) 1.268 (0.832–1.932) 1.008 (0.807–1.259) 1.0624 (0.852–1.325)
 Lag 3 1.043 (0.873–1.246) 1.057 (0.891–1.254) 1.092 (0.796–1.497) 1.001 (0.755–1.328) 0.893 (0.633–1.261) 1.346 (0.851–2.128) 0.963 (0.763–1.215) 0.9767 (0.757–1.261)
PM10 (31 μg/m3)
 Lag 1 0.996 (0.950–1.044) 1.008 (0.965–1.054) 1.023 (0.948–1.104) 0.980 (0.912–1.053) 1.047 (0.962–1.140) 1.096 (0.982–1.222) 0.967 (0.900–1.040) 1.0033 (0.934–1.078)
 Lag 2 1.015 (0.963–1.069) 1.036 (0.986–1.089) 1.035 (0.948–1.130) 1.001 (0.925–1.083) 1.049 (0.946–1.163) 1.175 (1.036–1.332)* 0.993 (0.913–1.079) 1.0298 (0.941–1.127)
 Lag 3 1.022 (0.968–1.078) 1.027 (0.974–1.083) 1.047 (0.956–1.147) 0.980 (0.901–1.065) 1.030 (0.922–1.150) 1.080 (0.938–1.243) 0.998 (0.910–1.094) 1.0768 (0.972–1.193)
COH (0.5)
 Lag 1 1.051 (0.994–1.113) 0.977 (0.922–1.036) 1.085 (0.986–1.195) 1.004 (0.923–1.093) 1.103 (0.994–1.223) 0.955 (0.820–1.113) 0.996 (0.912–1.088) 0.9381 (0.852–1.033)
 Lag 2 1.032 (0.982–1.086) 0.991 (0.942–1.043) 1.066 (0.979–1.161) 0.980 (0.907–1.058) 1.056 (0.958–1.164) 0.996 (0.871–1.141) 0.989 (0.884–1.107) 0.9841 (0.876–1.106)
 Lag 3 1.067 (1.004–1.135)* 1.001 (0.940–1.066) 1.094 (0.985–1.216) 0.972 (0.884–1.070) 1.150 (1.020–1.296)* 0.948 (0.799–1.126) 0.998 (0.875–1.137) 1.0609 (0.928–1.213)
TRS (8 ppb)
 Lag 1 0.990 (0.939–1.038) 0.997 (0.961–1.035) 0.957 (0.887–1.031) 0.993 (0.938–1.052) 1.013 (0.942–1.090) 0.981 (0.896–1.074) 0.997 (0.945–1.051) 1.0126 (0.958–1.070)
 Lag 2 0.987 (0.939–1.038) 0.999 (0.950–1.051) 1.002 (0.913–1.100) 0.982 (0.908–1.063) 1.023 (0.926–1.130) 1.015 (0.904–1.140) 0.961 (0.892–1.034) 1.0089 (0.9341–1.090)
 Lag 3 0.976 (0.924–1.032) 1.003 (0.949–1.060) 1.063 (0.965–1.171) 0.990 (0.909–1.079) 0.980 (0.874–1.100) 0.988 (0.866–1.128) 0.925 (0.845–1.011) 1.0227 (0.934–1.120)
a

Adjusted for temperature, humidity, and change in barometric pressure.

*

Statistically significant at p < 0.05.