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. 2006 Nov 21;64(5):320–324. doi: 10.1136/oem.2005.026187

Table 3 Risk excess for house calls for asthma, upper and lower respiratory diseases following a 10 μg/m3 increase in NO2, PM2.5 and PM10 levels (lag 0–3).

Risk excess (%) URD (95% CI) LRD (95% CI) Asthma (95% CI)
NO2 (µg/m3) 0.7 (−0.9 to 2.3) 1.1 (−0.7 to 2.9) −0.3 (−3.3 to 2.7)
PM25. (µg/m3) 6.0 (3.1 to 9.1) 5.8 (2.8 to 8.9) 4.4 (−1.3 to 10.4)
PM10 (µg/m3) 2.9 (0.8 to 5.1) 3.1 (0.9 to 5.4) 2.5 (−1.7 to 6.8)

NO2, nitrogen dioxide; LRD, lower respiratory disease; URD, upper respiratory disease.