Table 2.
Individual effects of metals, estimated with Poisson regression, on cardiovascular mortality, respiratory mortality and lung cancer incidence adjusted for tobacco weekly expenditure, IMD and percentage of Asian and white population. Mean and lower and upper bounds of the credible intervals of the IDR RR
| Metal | RR (95% CI) | |
| Cardiovascular mortality | Cu PM10 | 0.994 (0.987 to 1.001) |
| Fe PM10 | 0.319 (0.037 to 2.779) | |
| Zn PM10 | 1.073 (0.985 to 1.169) | |
| Cu PM2.5 | 1.005 (1.001 to 1.009) | |
| Fe PM2.5 | 0.042 (0.002 to 0.995) | |
| Respiratory mortality | Cu PM10 | 0.988 (0.978 to 0.998) |
| Fe PM10 | 0.649 (0.033 to 12.767) | |
| Zn PM10 | 1.136 (1.010 to 1.277) | |
| Cu PM2.5 | 1.003 (0.998 to 1.009) | |
| Fe PM2.5 | 0.980 (0.013 to 72.673) | |
| Lung cancer incidence | Cu PM10 | 0.998 (0.912 to 1.091) |
| Fe PM10 | 0.973 (0.830 to 1.142) | |
| Zn PM10 | 0.995 (0.910 to 1.089) | |
| Cu PM2.5 | 1.092 (0.943 to 1.225) | |
| Fe PM2.5 | 0.969 (0.889 to 1.057) |
IDR, interdecile range; IMD, index of multiple deprivation; PM, particulate matter; RR, relative risk.