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.