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. 2008 Aug 1;116(10):1423–1427. doi: 10.1289/ehp.10943

Table 3.

Observed FEV1, FVC, and eNO by tertile of indicator of air pollution exposure.

eNO (ppb)
Exposure metric No.a Tertiles of air pollution FEV1 [L (mean ± SE)] FVC [L (mean ± SE)] No.b Mean ± SE Median Geometric mean
Air pollutant
NO2 (ppb) 770 < 12.12 2.19 ± 0.01 2.53 ± 0.02 533 16.66 ± 0.79 09.92 11.6213
767 12.12–14.44 2.17 ± 0.01 2.51 ± 0.02 559 15.23 ± 0.60 10.44 11.5182
791 > 14.44 2.15 ± 0.01 2.49 ± 0.02 521 16.91 ± 0.77 10.85 12.0713
SO2 (ppb) 713 < 4.99 2.18 ± 0.01 2.52 ± 0.02 532 17.11 ± 0.81 10.16 11.9157
767 4.99–5.49 2.18 ± 0.01 2.53 ± 0.02 557 14.92 ± 0.58 10.54 11.4138
788 > 5.49 2.14 ± 0.01 2.48 ± 0.02 524 16.77 ± 0.63 10.40 11.8766
Coarse PM (μg/m3) 769 < 7.04 2.18 ± 0.01 2.52 ± 0.02 569 15.48 ± 0.63 10.17 11.5898
769 7.04–7.53 2.19 ± 0.02 2.53 ± 0.02 528 16.73 ± 0.76 10.56 11.7705
790 > 7.53 2.14 ± 0.01 2.48 ± 0.02 516 16.59 ± 0.79 10.29 11.8366
PM2.5 (μg/m3) 828 < 15.19 2.16 ± 0.01 2.51 ± 0.02 575 16.08 ± 0.70 10.33 11.5169
706 15.19–15.96 2.17 ± 0.02 2.50 ± 0.02 480 15.80 ± 0.76 09.91 11.3482
794 > 15.96 2.18 ± 0.01 2.52 ± 0.02 558 16.79 ± 0.72 10.74 12.2922
Black smoke (10−5/m) 769 < 0.72 2.18 ± 0.01 2.52 ± 0.02 477 15.34 ± 0.70 9.83 11.1738
769 0.72–2.78 2.18 ± 0.01 2.53 ± 0.02 558 17.12 ± 0.74 11.10 12.3770
790 > 2.78 2.15 ± 0.01 2.49 ± 0.02 578 16.45 ± 0.73 10.50 11.7795
Roadways (km)
Distance to bridge 767 < 5.78 2.16 ± 0.01 2.50 ± 0.02 511 17.04 ± 0.78 12.1920 10.91
769 5.78–8.72 2.15 ± 0.01 2.49 ± 0.02 558 15.11 ± 0.60 11.3575 10.18
792 > 8.72 2.18 ± 0.01 2.53 ± 0.02 544 16.54 ± 0.76 11.6586 09.94
Length of local roadways within 200 m of the home 793 < 1.45 2.18 ± 0.01 2.52 ± 0.02 558 16.18 ± 0.76 11.4346 09.88
762 1.45–1.90 2.15 ± 0.02 2.50 ± 0.02 514 16.29 ± 0.72 11.7836 10.72
773 > 1.90 2.17 ± 0.01 2.51 ± 0.02 541 16.14 ± 0.65 11.9506 10.68
Length of all roadways within 200 m of the home 816 < 1.60 2.17 ± 0.01 2.52 ± 0.02 565 15.71 ± 0.74 11.1329 09.69
824 1.60–2.00 2.17 ± 0.01 2.50 ± 0.02 566 16.22 ± 0.65 11.9555 10.67
688 > 2.00 2.16 ± 0.02 2.51 ± 0.02 482 16.76 ± 0.76 12.1588 10.85
a

n = 2,328 for FEV1 and FVC.

b

n = 1,613 for eNO.