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. 2010 Sep 15;118(12):1755–1761. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1001995

Table 3.

Percent change of the outcome mean per IQR increase in pollutant.

Estimate (95% CI)
Hr before transmission PM10a (μg/m3) PM10–2.5b (μg/m3) PM2.5c (μg/m3) PNCd (/cm3)
HR

 0–23 hr 0.4 (−0.3 to 1.2) 0.2 (−0.5 to 1.0) 0.5 (−0.2 to 1.2) −0.4 (−1.2 to 0.5)
 24–47 hr 0.5 (−0.3 to 1.3) 0.5 (−0.2 to 1.3) 0.5 (−0.2 to 1.1) −0.6 (−1.4 to 0.3)
 48–71 hr 0.2 (−0.6 to 0.9) 0.1 (−0.6 to 0.9) 0.1 (−0.6 to 0.8) −0.7 (−1.5 to 0.1)
 72–95 hr 0.3 (−0.5 to 1.1) 0.3 (−0.5 to 1.0) 0.2 (−0.5 to 1.0) −0.4 (−1.2 to 0.5)
 96–119 hr −0.1 (−0.9 to 0.7) 0.1 (−0.7 to 0.9) −0.2 (−0.9 to 0.6) −0.5 (−1.5 to 0.4)
 5-day average 0.3 (−0.3 to 1.0) 0.4 (−0.3 to 1.1) 0.3 (−0.4 to 1.0) −1.2 (−2.6 to 0.1)*

QTc

 0–23 hr 0.2 (−0.4 to 0.7) 0.0 (−0.5 to 0.5) 0.3 (−0.2 to 0.8) 0.0 (−0.6 to 0.6)
 24–47 hr 0.7 (0.2 to 1.2)** 0.8 (0.3 to 1.3)** 0.5 (0.0 to 1.0)** 0.5 (−0.1 to 1.0)
 48–71 hr 0.4 (−0.1 to 0.9)* 0.4 (−0.1 to 0.9) 0.4 (0.0 to 0.9)* 0.2 (−0.4 to 0.8)
 72–95 hr 0.3 (−0.2 to 0.8) 0.3 (−0.2 to 0.8) 0.3 (−0.2 to 0.8) 0.1 (−0.5 to 0.7)
 96–119 hr 0.3 (−0.2 to 0.8) 0.3 (−0.3 to 0.8) 0.3 (−0.2 to 0.8) −0.6 (−1.3 to 0.1)
 5-day average 0.4 (0.0 to 0.8)* 0.4 (0.0 to 0.8)* 0.4 (0.0 to 0.9)* 0.2 (−0.8 to 1.1)

Tamp

 0–23 hr 3.3 (0.0 to 6.5)* 2.9 (−0.3 to 6.0)* 3.3 (0.2 to 6.3)** 1.7 (−1.7 to 5.1)
 24–47 hr 3.0 (−0.4 to 6.4)* 2.5 (−0.8 to 5.8) 2.8 (−0.3 to 5.9)* 2.8 (−0.6 to 6.1)
 48–71 hr −0.8 (−4.1 to 2.4) −0.8 (−4.0 to 2.3) −0.5 (−3.5 to 2.5) −2.4 (−6.1 to 1.3)
 72–95 hr −1.8 (−5.1 to 1.4) −2.1 (−5.4 to 1.1) −1.3 (−4.2 to 1.6) −3.0 (−6.7 to 0.7)
 96–119 hr −2.3 (−5.5 to 0.9) −3.2 (−6.4 to −0.1)** −0.9 (−3.8 to 2.0) −0.8 (−4.6 to 2.9)
 5-day average 0.1 (−2.8 to 3.0) −0.5 (−3.4 to 2.5) 0.8 (−2.3 to 4.0) −0.7 (−7.0 to 5.6)
a

IQR 24-hr average, 19.5 μg/m3; IQR 5-day average, 11.9 μg/m3

b

IQR 24-hr average, 10.9 μg/m3; IQR 5-day average, 6.5 μg/m3

c

IQR 24-hr average, 8.4 μg/m3; IQR 5-day average, 6.3 μg/m3

d

IQR 24-hr average, 7,481/cm3; IQR 5-day average, 6,974/cm3

*

p < 0.1.

**

p < 0.05.