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. 2009 Oct 28;2(4):185–198. doi: 10.1007/s11869-009-0050-2

Table 1.

Summary of data components used for health impact assessment on short-term exposure in Apheis 3

Summary SHORT-TERM HIA
Health indicator ICD Tool RR (95% IC) for 10 μg/m3 increase Scenarios References
Attributable cases ICD9 ICD10 Daily mean
ST HIA for all Apheis cities
Black smoke All-ages, all-cause mortality (excluding external causes) <800 A00–R99 PSAS-9 Excel spreadsheet 1.006 (1.004–1.009) WHO 2004
All ages, cardiovascular mortality 390–459 I00–I99 1.004 (1.002–1.007) WHO 2004
All ages, respiratory mortality 460–519 J00–J99 1.006 (0.998–1.015) Reduction to 50 μg/m3 WHO 2004
All ages, cardiac hospital admissions 390–429 I00–I52 1.011 (1.004–1.019) Reduction to 20 μg/m3 Apheis 3, 2004
All ages, respiratory hospital admissions 460–519 J00–J99 1.0030 (0.9985–1.0075) Reduction by 5 μg/m3 Apheis 3, 2004
PM10 very short-term All ages, all-cause mortality (excluding external causes) <800 A00–R99 PSAS-9 Excel spreadsheet 1.006 (1.004–1.008) WHO 2004
All ages, cardiovascular mortality 390–459 I00–I99 1.009 (1.005–1.013) WHO 2004
All ages, respiratory mortality 460–519 J00–J99 1.013 (1.005–1.021) Reduction to 50 μg/m3 WHO 2004
All ages, cardiac hospital admissions 390–429 I00–I52 1.006 (1.003–1.009) Reduction to 20 μg/m3 Apheis 3, 2004
All ages, respiratory hospital admissions 460–519 J00–J99 1.0114 (1.0062–1.0167) Reduction by 5 μg/m3 Apheis 3, 2004
 PM10 cumulative short-term (40 days) All-ages, all-cause mortality (excluding external causes) <800 A00–R99 PSAS-9 Excel spreadsheet 1.01227 (1.0081–1.0164) Reduction to 50 μg/m3 A. Zanobetti et al. 2002
All ages, cardiovascular mortality 390–459 I00–I99 1.01969 (1.0139–1.0255) Reduction to 20 μg/m3 A. Zanobetti et al. 2003
All ages, respiratory mortality 460–519 J00–J99 1.04206 (1.0109–1.0742) Reduction by 5 μg/m3 A. Zanobetti et al. 2003
Complementary ST HIA for some Apheis cities
 PM10 with shrunken estimates All ages, all-cause mortality (excluding external causes) <800 A00–R99 PSAS-9 Excel spreadsheet RRs calculated from betas and SEM of Apheis shrunken estimates for each city Reduction to 50 μg/m3 Apheis 3, 2004
Reduction to 20 μg/m3
Reduction by 5 μg/m3