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. 2020 Jan 15;128(1):017003. doi: 10.1289/EHP5478

Figure 2.

Figure 2 has five graphs each for PNC subscript 10 to 100, PNC subscript 100 to 500, PLC, and PSC. The first, second, third, fourth, and fifth graphs for PNC subscript 10 to 100 plot percent difference in hourly cases of M I per IQR increase in air pollutants, ranging from negative 5 to 15, in increments of 5 (y-axis), with lag 4, 5, 6, 1 to 6, and 7 to 12, respectively, across main, positive PNC subscript 100 to 500, positive PSC, positive PM subscript 2.5, positive PM subscript 10, positive N O subscript 2, positive O subscript 3, and positive BC (x-axis). The first, second, third, fourth, and fifth graphs for PNC subscript 100 to 500 plot percent difference in hourly cases of M I per IQR increase in air pollutants, ranging from negative 5 to 15, in increments of 5 (y-axis), with lag 4, 5, 6, 1 to 6, and 7 to 12, respectively, across main, positive PNC subscript 10 to 100, positive N O subscript 2, and positive O subscript 3 (x-axis). The first, second, third, fourth, and fifth graphs for PLC plot percent difference in hourly cases of M I per IQR increase in air pollutants, ranging from negative 5 to 15, in increments of 5 (y-axis), with lag 4, 5, 6, 1 to 6, and 7 to 12, respectively, across main, positive PM subscript 2.5, positive PM subscript 10, positive N O subscript 2, and positive O subscript 3. The first, second, third, fourth, and fifth graphs for PSC plot percent difference in hourly cases of M I per IQR increase in air pollutants, ranging from negative 5 to 15, in increments of 5 (y-axis), with lag 4, 5, 6, 1 to 6, and 7 to 12, respectively, across main, positive PNC subscript 10 to 100, positive N O subscript 2, and positive O subscript 3 (x-axis).

Percent difference (95% CI) in hourly cases of myocardial infarction (MI) per interquartile range (IQR) increase in particle metrics with additional adjustment for copollutants in Augsburg, Germany from 2005 to 2015. A time-stratified case-crossover design with a conditional logistic model was used to derive the estimates while adjusting for natural splines of air temperature and relative humidity at lag 1–72 h (each with 4 degrees of freedom). Short-term hourly associations (lag4, lag5, lag6, lag1–6, and lag7–12) were estimated in two-pollutant models. Corresponding numeric data are provided in Table S2. For PSC, measurements during 1 January 2005–30 April 2012 were used. Note: BC, black carbon; CI, confidence interval; NO2, nitrogen dioxide; O3, ozone; PLC, particle length concentration; PM2.5, particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter <2.5μm; PM10, particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter <10μm; PNC, particle number concentration; PNC1030, PNC of particles with 1030  nm mobility diameter; PNC30100, PNC of particles with 30100  nm mobility diameter; PNC10100, PNC of particles with 10100  nm mobility diameter; PNC100500, PNC of particles with 100500  nm mobility diameter; PSC, particle surface concentration.