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. 2008 Feb 22;116(5):631–636. doi: 10.1289/ehp.10757

Table 5.

HRs for out-of-hospital non-DOA cardiac arrests versus daily FRM exposures (measured according to the FRM) by presenting heart rhythm and daily lag.

All
Asystole
Vfib
PEA
Laga No. HR (95% CI) No. HR (95% CI) No. HR (95% CI) No. HR (95% CI)
Lag0d 1,343 1.02 (0.94–1.11) 673 1.03 (0.91–1.17) 312 1.08 (0.92–1.28) 335 0.92 (0.77–1.08)
Lag1d 1,340 1.00 (0.92–1.08) 675 1.00 (0.89–1.13) 309 1.02 (0.87–1.21) 333 0.98 (0.83–1.15)
Lag2d 1,346 0.98 (0.90–1.06) 677 1.01 (0.90–1.13) 312 0.96 (0.80–1.14) 335 0.96 (0.82–1.14)
Lag3d 1,348 1.00 (0.92–1.08) 673 0.98 (0.87–1.10) 314 1.10 (0.93–1.31) 338 0.95 (0.82–1.10)
Lag01d 1,323 1.02 (0.92–1.12) 665 1.03 (0.90–1.18) 308 1.06 (0.88–1.28) 327 0.96 (0.80–1.17)
Lag02d 1,302 1.01 (0.91–1.12) 655 1.05 (0.90–1.22) 304 1.01 (0.82–1.25) 321 0.98 (0.80–1.21)
Lag03d 1,288 1.02 (0.91–1.14) 644 1.04 (0.88–1.22) 303 1.05 (0.83–1.32) 319 0.98 (0.78–1.21)

Abbreviations: PEA, pulseless electrical activity; Vfib, ventricular fibrillation.

a

Lag0d, exposure on day of cardiac arrest; Lag1d, exposure on day before cardiac arrest, etc.; lag01d, average of lag0d and lag1d; lag02d, average of lag0d, lag1d, and lag2d; lag03d, exposure of lag0d, lag1d, lag2d, and lag3d.