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. 2008 May 29;18(3):97–110. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE2007432

Table 5. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for wheezing per 10-µg/m3 or 10-ppb increase in each pollutant during the study period.

Single-pollutant model* Two-pollutant model


OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value
Wheezing in the morning
Indoor PM2.5(LD)
 24-h mean 1.014 1.006 1.023 <0.001 1.015 1.006 1.024 <0.001
 12-h mean 1.011 1.005 1.016 <0.001 1.011 1.005 1.017 <0.001
 1-h maximum in the preceding 12 h 1.007 1.004 1.011 <0.001 1.007 1.004 1.011 <0.001
Outdoor PM2.5(LD)
 24-h mean 0.993 0.980 1.006 0.271 0.997 0.983 1.010 0.624
 12-h mean 1.001 0.988 1.014 0.888 1.002 0.990 1.015 0.707
 1-h maximum in the preceding 12 h 1.003 0.994 1.011 0.559 1.003 0.993 1.012 0.591
Stationary-site PM2.5
 24-h mean 1.014 0.987 1.042 0.301 1.020 0.978 1.063 0.363
 12-h mean 1.013 1.000 1.026 0.052 1.020 0.995 1.046 0.119
 1-h maximum in the preceding 12 h 1.014 0.997 1.031 0.119 1.015 0.993 1.038 0.184
Stationary-site NO2
 24-h mean 0.995 0.971 1.019 0.670 -
 12-h mean 0.998 0.979 1.016 0.808 -
 1-h maximum in the preceding 12 h 1.002 0.991 1.014 0.675 -
Wheezing in the evening
Indoor PM2.5(LD)
 24-h mean 1.025 1.013 1.038 <0.001 1.025 1.012 1.038 <0.001
 12-h mean 1.040 1.020 1.060 <0.001 1.040 1.020 1.062 <0.001
 1-h maximum in the preceding 12 h 1.016 1.008 1.024 <0.001 1.016 1.008 1.025 <0.001
Outdoor PM2.5(LD)
 24-h mean 1.016 1.002 1.029 0.024 1.010 0.996 1.026 0.170
 12-h mean 1.014 1.002 1.026 0.022 1.017 1.001 1.033 0.041
 1-h maximum in the preceding 12 h 1.002 0.992 1.011 0.739 0.998 0.988 1.009 0.764
Stationary-site PM2.5
 24-h mean 1.033 1.008 1.058 0.009 1.027 0.984 1.073 0.219
 12-h mean 1.022 1.004 1.042 0.019 1.024 0.994 1.055 0.116
 1-h maximum in the preceding 12 h 1.006 0.997 1.016 0.177 1.002 0.990 1.014 0.700
Stationary-site NO2
 24-h mean 1.024 0.996 1.052 0.093 -
 12-h mean 1.011 0.990 1.033 0.293 -
 1-h maximum in the preceding 12 h 1.014 1.001 1.028 0.035 -

PM2.5, particulate matter less than 2.5 µm in diameter; PM2.5(LD), PM2.5 measured using the dust monitor with a laser diode; NO2, nitrogen dioxide.

* : The association between wheezing and each pollutant was analyzed and adjusted for sex, age, temperature, and relative humidity.

† : The association between wheezing and each pollutant was analyzed and adjusted for NO2 concentration, sex, age, temperature, and relative humidity.

‡ : ORs for wheezing associated with a 10 µg/m3 or 10 ppb increase of each pollutant.