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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Soc Hypertens. 2017 Sep 28;11(11):746–753.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2017.09.006

Table 4. Associations of Colder Prior 24-hour Personal-Level Temperature Exposures with Endothelial-Dependent Vasodilatation, adjusted for age and prior 24-hour ambient PM2.5 exposures.

Outcome Variable Covariate in the Model Coefficient Estimate Lower CI Upper CI P-Value
FDM (peak)
Age -0.091 -0.152 -0.029 0.004
Prior 24-hour Ambient PM2.5 -0.119 -0.255 0.017 0.086
Prior 24-hour Personal Temperature -2.438 -4.743 -0.133 0.038

BAD
Age 0.028 0.008 0.047 0.005
Prior 24-hour Ambient PM2.5 0.004 -0.004 0.011 0.331
Prior 24-hour Personal Temperature -0.010 -0.158 0.139 0.899

Results provided per (-10°C). Model is adjusted for age and ambient PM2.5 (particulate matter level) during the past 24 hours. FMD (peak), peak flow-mediated dilatation during 120 seconds of reactive hyperemia; BAD, brachial artery diameter at a basal resting state.