Table 2.
Summary of estimated extreme effects for pollutants on tuberculosis cases in different groups at 22 days
| Series | Variables | Cumulative effects(95%CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low PM10 effect | High PM10 effect | Low SO2 effect | High SO2 effect | ||
| Sex | Total cases | 1.19(1.05,1.35) | 0.89(0.82,0.95) | 0.93(0.86,1.01) | 1.12(1.00,1.26) |
| 1.09(1.03,1.15) | 0.70(0.56,0.87) | 0.96(0.92,1.01) | 1.59(1.19,2.14) | ||
| Male | 1.20(1.03,1.39) | 0.88(0.81,0.96) | 0.92(0.84,1.02) | 1.13(0.99,1.29) | |
| 1.09(1.02,1.17) | 0.72(0.55,0.93) | 0.96(0.90,1.01) | 1.47(1.04,2.08) | ||
| Female | 1.16(0.92,1.47) | 0.88(0.77,1.01) | 0.96(0.82,1.11) | 1.10(0.89,1.37) | |
| 1.08(0.97,1.20) | 0.63(0.42,0.96) | 0.97(0.89,1.06) | 2.00(1.14,3.50) | ||
| Age | Age < 12 | 4.64(0.25,86.5) | 0.75(0.15,3.82) | 0.45(0.06,3.37) | 1.75(0.13,23.9) |
| 1.88(0.49,7.25) | 29.5(0.32,275) | 0.64(0.20,2.04) | 0.00(0.00,76.8) | ||
| Age 12–17 | 1.54(0.73,3.27) | 0.85(0.55,1.30) | 1.13(0.72,1.79) | 0.87(0.45,1.66) | |
| 1.21(0.85,1.71) | 1.27(0.37,4.41) | 1.07(0.83,1.40) | 1.26(1.24,6.55) | ||
| Age 18–59 | 1.15(0.98,1.35) | 0.90(0.82,0.99) | 0.90(0.81,1.00) | 1.18(1.02,1.37) | |
| 1.07(0.99,1.15) | 0.70(0.53,0.93) | 0.94(0.89,1.00) | 1.79(1.23,2.61) | ||
| Age 60- | 1.21(1.00,1.49) | 0.87(0.77,0.98) | 0.99(0.87,1.14) | 1.03(0.85,1.25) | |
| 1.10(1.00,1.21) | 0.64(0.44,0.92) | 1.00(0.92,1.08) | 1.31(0.79,2.15) | ||
Bold font indicates statistical significance at the 0.05 level. Cumulative effects include the 5th, 25th (Low level) and the 75th, 95th (High level) for total, different sex and age group. The median value of each pollutant is as a reference level