Table 3.
The association between the COVID-19 deaths/population density and previous PM2.5 concentrations in the 24 districts of Lima
COVID-19 deaths/population density | Crude coefficient | 95% CI | Adjusted coefficient | 95% CI | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PM2.5 | 0.0016** | 0.0008 | 0.0023 | 0.0014* | 0.0006 | 0.0023 |
Sex ratio | 0.019 | −0.005 | 0.044 | 0.009 | −0.010 | 0.029 |
Age | −0.001 | −0.002 | 0.000 | 0.000 | −0.001 | 0.002 |
Food markets | 0.029 | −0.002 | 0.060 | 0.024 | −0.007 | 0.055 |
p < 0.05
p < 0.01.
The model was adjusted for the PM2.5 level, sex ratio (female deaths: male deaths), food markets (number of food markets per district and age [years] at the moments of deaths by COVID-19). Data for the PM2.5 level (μg/m3) correspond to the average data per district obtained daily from 2012 to 2016.