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. 2016 Jan 6;6:18916. doi: 10.1038/srep18916

Table 4. Results from single and-multi-component models for deaths from non-accidental causes (n = 299,165) and cardio-metabolic causes (n = 116,725).

Cause of Death Pollutant Single-component concentration models
Multi-component concentration models
PM2.5 + component distribution models
AIC Estimate Std. Error AIC Estimate Std. Error AIC Estimate Std. Error
Non-accidental   (5,731,800+)     (5,731,800+)     (5,731,800+)    
        25.4     9.8    
PM2.5 40.5 0.084 0.009         0.080 0.012
Sulphate 43.9 0.092 0.010   0.127 0.022   0.025 0.043
Nitrate 84.7 0.030 0.004   0.004 0.012   −0.039 0.023
Ammonium 76.0 0.049 0.006   0.021 0.028   0.033 0.027
Organic mass 117.5 0.031 0.007   −0.032 0.015   −0.053 0.020
Black carbon 83.9 0.037 0.005   −0.009 0.014   −0.049 0.025
Dust 135.7 0.010 0.009   −0.042 0.012   −0.068 0.020
                   
Cardio-metabolic   (2,207,500+)     (2,207,500+)     (2,207,500+)    
        22.6     15.9    
PM2.5 52.7 0.133 0.014         0.143 0.02
Sulphate 46.5 0.153 0.015   0.235 0.036   0.177 0.068
Nitrate 87.9 0.051 0.007   0.034 0.019   0.025 0.037
Ammonium 76.0 0.085 0.010   0.024 0.045   0.054 0.043
Organic mass 112.8 0.065 0.011   0.014 0.024   0.017 0.032
Black carbon 100.8 0.055 0.008   −0.091 0.023   −0.086 0.041
Dust 143.9 0.023 0.014   −0.085 0.019   −0.077 0.032