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. 2016 May 26;7(3):172–179. doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2016.04.003

Table 3.

Generalized additive model analysis of allergic diseases, air pollutants, and pollen risk indexes.

Variable Allergy rhinitis
Asthma
Atopic dermatitis
Estimate (SE) Estimate (SE) Estimate (SE)
Spring
 PM10 –0.00096 (0.00003) 0.00003 (0.00001)* 0.00009 (0.00002)
 NO2 43.00967 (0.11284) 52.01837 (0.06452) 59.34203 (0.09460)
 SO2 –41.84247 (0.76006) –29.85902 (0.41395) –63.48328 (0.63210)
 O3 –8.08943 (0.09434) –8.00023 (0.05729) –5.48426 (0.07969)
 CO 0.59680 (0.00426) 0.28861 (0.00246) –0.09750 (0.00342)
 Tree_ObsR* 0.05864 (0.00102) –0.00086 (0.00059) –0.00793 (0.00088)
 Intercept 4.57381 (0.00527) 5.95405 (0.00323) 5.02326 (0.00458)
Fall
 PM10 –0.01405 (0.00007) –0.01243 (0.00004) –0.01496 (0.00007)
 NO2 63.18331 (0.15300) 56.20960 (0.08115) 60.15389 (0.13209)
 SO2 79.40926 (1.26465) 79.96389 (0.63530) 67.80260 (1.04455)
 O3 0.40493 (0.10363) –3.44282 (0.05736) –4.33264 (0.09274)
 CO –0.14895 (0.00512) –0.19205 (0.00250) –0.50693 (0.00380)
 Weeds_ObsR* 0.07412 (0.00160) 0.03753 (0.00088) 0.06938 (0.00147)
 Intercept 4.49626 (0.00566) 5.98665 (0.00302) 5.20951 (0.00490)

*p < 0.01.

p < 0.001.

ObsR = observation risk; SE = standard error.