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. 2021 Mar 15;9(3):56. doi: 10.3390/toxics9030056

Table 2.

Attributable fractions and attributable counts of all-cause mortality due to PM2.5, PM10, and PM2.5–10 during March to May in 2020 and 2015–2019, respectively.

PM Subgroups Attributable Mortality Fractions (%) Attributable Deaths
2020 2015–2019 2020 2015–2019
PM2.5 Total 10.21 (7.13, 13.31) 2.44 (1.63, 3.23) 20,062 (13,811, 25,862) 3927 (2693, 5171)
Female 8.05 (4.15, 11.60) 3.11 (1.95, 4.22) 8094 (4129, 11688) 2605 (1680, 3560)
Male 12.36 (8.26, 16.29) 1.70 (0.47, 2.87) 11,860 (8009, 15371) 1308 (465, 2182)
Age < 65 years 7.42 (−0.41, 14.32) 0.01 (−2.54, 2.43) 1340 (−86, 2685) 1 (−474, 454)
Age ≥ 65 years 10.47 (7.34, 13.76) 2.73 (1.85, 3.57) 18,675 (12,494, 23,935) 3902 (2691, 5006)
PM10 Total 7.69 (5.82, 9.59) 2.49 (1.80, 3.19) 15,112 (11,381, 18,574) 3999 (2886, 5111)
Female 7.97 (5.74, 10.09) 3.16 (2.21, 4.13) 8013 (5793, 10150) 2652 (1844, 3449)
Male 7.38 (4.99, 9.96) 1.73 (0.72, 2.79) 7081 (4758, 9233) 1334 (542, 2103)
Age < 65 years 5.21 (0.72, 9.78) 0.3 (−1.87, 2.33) 942 (147, 1721) 53 (−345, 418)
Age ≥ 65 years 7.93 (6.08, 9.85) 2.75 (2.1, 3.43) 14,144 (10,859, 17,330) 3932 (2883, 4948)
PM2.5–10 Total 3.66 (2.67, 4.67) 1.43 (0.88, 1.94) 7193 (5163, 9144) 2303 (1494, 3119)
Female 3.88 (2.65, 5.04) 1.66 (0.99, 2.39) 3905 (2734, 5073) 1389 (819, 1991)
Male 3.43 (2.13, 4.69) 1.18 (0.39, 1.89) 3293 (2085, 4452) 910 (296, 1471)
Age < 65 years 2.70 (0.15, 4.93) 0.99 (−0.62, 2.46) 488 (59, 934) 175 (−102, 436)
Age ≥ 65 years 3.76 (2.67, 4.82) 1.48 (0.97, 1.98) 6707 (4705, 8451) 2123 (1375, 2861)

To be able to compare with the attributed deaths in 2020 (single year), we reported annual average attributed deaths in 2015–2019 (i.e., dividing the cumulated value by 5 years).