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. 2018 Apr 9;13(4):e0195607. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195607

Table 3. Air pollution and mental health status according to sex.

Subjective stress Poor quality of life Depressiveness Depression diagnosis by doctor Suicidal ideation
Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women
PM10
Q4 1.121(1.062, 1.183) 1.089(1.036,1.145) 1.256(1.175,1.337) 1.236(1.137, 1.344) 1.342(1.158,1.556) 1.385(1.248,1.536) 0.978(0.758,1.263) 1.022(0.886,1.179) 1.241(1.109,1.388) 1.256(1.154,1.368)
Q3 1.078(1.028,1.131) 1.033(0.981, 1.087) 1.360(1.278,1.446) 1.338(1.233, 1.451) 1.442(1.250,1.662) 1.409(1.275,1.557) 1.076(0.849,1.363) 1.101(0.960,1.262) 1.246(1.117,1.391) 1.175(1.081,1.277)
Q2 1.005(0.955,1.058) 0.998(0.945, 1.053) 1.088(1.020,1.159) 1.078(0.989, 1.175) 1.208(1.040,1.403) 1.184(1.066,1.314) 1.034(0.804,1.331) 1.026(0.890,1.182) 1.013(0.899,1.141) 1.051(0.965,1.144)
Q1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
p-inter action 0.009 0.593 0.741 0.969 0.583
NO2
Q4 1.205(1.140, 1.274) 1.161(1.104,1.220) 1.587(1.458, 1.727) 1.518(1.426,1.617) 1.707(1.479,1.970) 1.389(1.252,1.542) 1.280(1.010, 1.623) 1.223(1.066,1.403) 1.319(1.177,1.478) 1.402(1.286,1.529)
Q3 1.119(1.057, 1.184) 1.108(1.053,1.167) 1.140(1.042, 1.274) 1.057(0.989,1.129) 1.440(1.238,1.675) 1.158(1.038,1.291) 1.125(0.879, 1.440) 1.241(1.069,1.441) 1.074(0.957,1.205) 1.134(1.031,1.247)
Q2 1.139(1.079, 1.202) 1.072(1.021,1.126) 1.054(0.972, 1.142) 0.996(0.937,1.059) 1.146(0.991,1.325) 1.128(1.017,1.251) 1.005(0.783, 1.290) 1.059(0.929,1.208) 1.045(0.943,1.158) 1.197(1.098,1.304)
Q1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
p-inter action 0.054 0.391 0.011 0.765 0.205
CO
Q4 1.123(1.064, 1.186) 1.091(1.038,1.147) 1.196(1.123,1.274) 1.135(1.045, 1.232) 1.535(1.338,1.663) 1.524(1.375,1.689) 1.204(0.946, 1.533) 1.100(0.964,1.256) 1.318 (1.178,1.476) 1.162(1.069,1.263)
Q3 1.111(1.051, 1.173) 1.085(1.032,1.140) 1.433(1.346,1.526) 1.186(1.091, 1.290) 1.697(1.465,1.966) 1.584(1.424,1.763) 1.091(0.852, 1.397) 1.197(1.039,1.378) 1.290(1.148, 1.450) 1.152(1.057, 1.256)
Q2 1.089(1.032, 1.150) 1.079(1.027,1.134) 1.212(1.139,1.290) 1.065(0.980, 1.158) 1.389(1.176,1.593) 1.369(1.112,1.643) 0.999(0.776, 1.286) 1.086(0.951,1.241) 1.163(1.034, 1.307) 1.061(0.975, 1.155)
Q1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
p-inter action 0.580 <0.001 0.045 0.633 0.324
SO2
Q4 0.944(0.894, 0.997) 0.973(0.925,1.023) 0.909(0.852,0.970) 0.905(0.835,0.981) 1.146(0.933,1.323) 0.986(0.891,1.091) 0.944(0.738, 1.208) 0.804(0.701,0.922) 0.879(0.785,0.984) 0.861(0.791,0.938)
Q3 1.042(0.986, 1.101) 1.059(1.008,1.114) 1.145(1.074,1.220) 1.129(1.037,1.229) 1.345(1.162,1.557) 1.171(1.059,1.294) 1.082(0.848, 1.379) 0.977(0.849,1.125) 1.091(0.972,1.224) 1.045(0.959,1.139)
Q2 0.939(0.890, 0.991) 0.962(0.917,1.010) 0.972(0.912,1.035) 0.851(0.783,0.925) 1.013(0.876,1.172) 1.131(1.025,1.248) 1.018(0.797, 1.302) 0.834(0.729,0.955) 0.909(0.812,1.018) 0.962(0.885,1.047)
Q1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
p-inter action 0.738 0.017 0.002 0.527 0.488

Bold characteristics means P–value <0.05 among the values with p-interaction < 0.05. EQ-5D index was analyzed by logarithmic transformation. Adjustment for age, smoking, drinking, physical activity, education, marital status, employment, household income, sleep duration, residence and medical history (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, stroke, myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease, asthma, arthritis).