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. 2016 Jan 6;12:41–46. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S92927

Table 2.

Levels of 1 year average of air pollutants among study subjects and the estimated ORs (95% CI) for the risk of TB associated with 1-unit increase in 1 year average

Variables Concentration Mean ± SD TB OR (95% CI)a
PM10, μg/m3 48.7±7.0 1.04 (1.01–1.08)*
SO2, ppb 3.2±0.8 1.24 (0.90–1.69)
NO2, ppb 21.6±3.2 1.03 (0.96–1.10)
CO, ppm 0.6±0.1 2.32 (0.19–27.9)
O3, ppb 25.7±1.8 1.02 (0.89–1.14)

Notes:

a

Adjusted for age, sex, and smoking.

*

P<0.05.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; CO, carbon monoxide; NO2, nitrogen dioxide; O3, ozone; OR, odds ratio; SD, standard deviation; SO2, sulfur dioxide; TB, tuberculosis.

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