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. 2016 Mar 1;6:22485. doi: 10.1038/srep22485

Table 5. Modifying effect of temperature and relative humidity level on years of life lost and daily number of deaths for a 10-μg/m3 increment of pollutants*.

Outcome & Pollutant Total High temperature and high humidity High temperature and low humidity Low temperature and high humidity Low temperature and low humidity
Increase of years of life lost (95% CI)
PM10 4.27 (1.17 to 7.38) 0.66 (−8.85 to 10.17) 16.51 (7.94 to 25.07) 3.08 (−3.38 to 9.22) 4.82 (−1.14 to 10.79)
PM2.5 2.97 (−2.01 to 7.95) 1.08 (−13.44 to 15.60) 12.10 (−1.96 to 26.16) 8.98 (−2.06 to 20.03) 3.00 (−7.02 to 13.03)
SO2 29.98 (19.21 to 40.76) 21.52 (−32.45 to 75.49) 48.29 (5.83 to 90.75) 39.56 (18.34 to 60.78) 26.56 (7.97 to 45.15)
NO2 16.58 (8.19 to 24.97) 28.63 (4.82 to 52.44) 40.49 (16.33 to 64.66) 23.99 (7.65 to 40.33) 20.37 (4.87 to 35.87)
Percentage increase in death (95% CI)
PM10 0.53 (0.29 to 0.76) 0.89 (0.04 to 1.75) 1.78 (1.06 to 2.50) 0.49 (0.00 to 0.98) 0.81 (0.32 to 1.30)
PM2.5 0.57 (0.20 to 0.95) 1.14 (−0.14 to 2.43) 1.78 (0.61 to 2.96) 1.28 (0.46 to 2.11) 0.41 (−0.43 to 1.27)
SO2 2.89 (2.04 to 3.76) 7.23 (2.44 to 12.23) 6.01 (2.34 to 9.81) 4.16 (2.59 to 5.75) 3.07 (1.59 to 4.56)
NO2 1.65 (1.01 to 2.30) 3.12 (0.95 to 5.34) 4.04 (1.98 to 6.15) 2.73 (1.51 to 3.96) 2.43 (1.16 to 3.71)

*The analyses are adjusted for seasonality, day of the week, air pressure and wind speed. The analyses for PM2.5 were based on data collected from 2011 to 2013 only.