Table 3. Percent change in biomarker per unit increase in exposure.
| Δhs-CRP | ΔTNF-α | ΔIL1β | ΔIL6 | ΔIL8 | ΔsICAM | ΔsVCAM | ΔeNO | ΔFEV1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC | 0.87 | -2.09 | -1.72 | -2.18 | -2.10 | -0.08 | 0.50 | -0.32 | -0.32 |
| OC | 4.97 | -1.53 | -8.62 | -6.35 | -3.21 | 9.50 | 9.98 | -2.02 | -0.47 |
| WSOC | 1.88 | 2.29 | -0.57 | — | 0.05 | 1.36 | 2.64 | -0.27 | 0.12 |
| pb-PAH | -0.10 | -0.04 | -0.16 | -0.46 | -0.23a | -0.03 | 0.07 | -0.06 | -0.02 |
| PNC | 0.50 | -0.08 | <0.01 | -0. 78 | -0.55a | 0.58 | 0.61 | -0.20 | <-0.01a |
| Noise | -0.63 | -0.77a | -1.07 | 1.21 | -0.80a | -0.85 | -0.54 | -0.14 | -0.02 |
| Al | -0.05 | -0.13 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.07 | -0.30 | -0.23 | 0.05 | -0.02 |
| Fe | -0.03 | -0.04 | 0.01 | -0.09 | -0.01 | -0.04 | -0.02 | <-0.01 | -0.01 |
| Pb | -20.14a | 0.84 | -7.13 | -5.15 | 0.81 | -24.21a | -31.09 | -0.16 | 0.07 |
PNC % change reflect change in concentration in thousands (1,000s) of particles
aIndicates p-value significant at α < 0.05;—indicates a model that did not converge