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. 2021 Aug 11;39:100443. doi: 10.1016/j.sste.2021.100443

Table A.2.

Prior sensitivity analysis, with estimates and 95% intervals for effect sizes with the prior from the manuscript, four additional priors, and an analysis with the convolution model parameterization of the spatial random effect from Riebler et al. (2016).

Canada
Italy
England
United States
Est CI Est CI Est CI Est CI
Prior from manuscriptpr(σ>1)=0.5, logitρN(0,1.82)
 NO2 5.0 (−3.8, 14.7) 2.7 (−0.4, 6.0) 0.5 (−0.5, 1.6) 2.3 (−3.2, 8.1)
 PM2.5 −10.9 (−23.9, 4.5) 0.5 (−2.5, 3.5) 2.9 (−0.7, 6.6) 12.6 (7.4, 18.1)
 Lung cancer −0.2 (−2.3, 2.0) 0.0 (−0.9, 0.9) 0.7 (0.5, 1.0) 0.0 (−0.2, 0.2)
 Unemployment −19.0 (−25.1,−12.4) −7.4 (−20.8, 8.6) 4.5 (−3.0, 12.7) −4.3 (−6.0, −2.5)
 Visible minorities 2.8 (0.5, 5.1) 2.3 (−0.2, 5.0) 1.1 (0.7, 1.5) 1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

pr(σ>1)=0.2, logitρN(0.75,1.82)
 NO2 4.9 (−3.6, 14.2) 2.5 (−0.5, 5.7) 0.5 (−0.4, 1.6) 2.5 (−3.1, 8.4)
 PM2.5 −11.8 (−24.4, 2.9) 0.4 (−2.5, 3.5) 3.0 (−0.5, 6.7) 12.5 (7.3, 18.0)
 Lung cancer 0 (−2.1, 2.1) −0.1 (−1.0, 0.7) 0.7 (0.5, 1.0) 0 (−0.2, 0.2)
 Unemployment −18.7 (−24.9, −12.1) −4.2 (−18.0, 11.6) 4.2 (−3.2, 12.2) −4.2 (−6.0, −2.5)
 Visible minorities 2.9 (0.7, 5.1) 2.2 (−0.3, 4.8) 1.1 (0.7, 1.6) 1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

pr(σ>1)=0.2, logitρN(0.75,1.82)
 NO2 5.1 (−3.9, 15.2) 3.0 (−0.2, 6.3) 0.5 (−0.5, 1.6) 2.1 (−3.4, 7.9)
 PM2.5 −9.7 (−23.1, 6.2) 0.5 (−2.6, 3.6) 2.8 (−0.9, 6.5) 12.8 (7.5, 18.2)
 Lung cancer −0.3 (−2.5, 1.9) 0.1 (−0.8, 1.0) 0.7 (0.5, 1.0) 0.0 (−0.2, 0.2)
 Unemployment −19.2 (−25.1, −12.8) −11.0 (−23.5, 4.4) 4.8 (−2.8, 13.3) −4.3 (−6.0, −2.5)
 Visible minorities 2.7 (0.4, 5.0) 2.5 (−0.1, 5.2) 1.1 (0.6, 1.5) 1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

pr(σ>1)=0.8, logitρN(0.75,1.82)
 NO2 4.9 (−3.7, 14.4) 2.5 (−0.5, 5.7) 0.5 (−0.4, 1.6) 2.5 (−3.1, 8.3)
 PM2.5 −11.8 (−24.6, 3.2) 0.4 (−2.5, 3.5) 3.0 (−0.5, 6.7) 12.5 (7.3, 18.0)
 Lung cancer 0.0 (−2.1, 2.1) −0.1 (−1.0, 0.8) 0.7 (0.5, 1.0) 0.0 (−0.2, 0.2)
 Unemployment −18.7 (−25.0, −12.0) −4.2 (−18.0, 11.6) 4.2 (−3.2, 12.3) −4.2 (−6.0, −2.5)
 Visible minorities 2.9 (0.6, 5.1) 2.2 (−0.3, 4.8) 1.1 (0.7, 1.6) 1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

pr(σ>1)=0.8, logitρN(0.75,1.82)
 NO2 5.2 (−3.9, 15.2) 3.0 (−0.2, 6.3) 0.5 (−0.5, 1.6) 2.2 (−3.3, 8.0)
 PM2.5 −9.9 (−23.3, 6.0) 0.5 (−2.6, 3.6) 2.8 (−0.9, 6.5) 12.7 (7.5, 18.2)
 Lung cancer −0.3 (−2.4, 1.9) 0.1 (−0.8, 1.0) 0.7 (0.5, 1.0) 0.0 (−0.2, 0.2)
 Unemployment −19.2 (−25.2, −12.7) −10.9 (−23.7, 4.9) 4.8 (−2.8, 13.3) −4.3 (−6.0, −2.5)
 Visible minorities 2.7 (0.4, 5.0) 2.5 (−0.1, 5.2) 1.1 (0.6, 1.5) 1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

Convolution model parameterization
 NO2 3.9 (−6.0, 15.2) 3.9 (0.7, 7.3) 0.6 (−0.4, 1.7) 3.2 (−2.3, 8.9)
 PM2.5 −8.6 (−23.7, 9.2) 1.9 (−1.2, 4.9) 3.3 (−0.3, 7.0) 12.0 (6.9, 17.4)
 Lung cancer 0.1 (−2.2, 2.5) 0.0 (−0.9, 0.9) 0.7 (0.4, 0.9) 0.0 (−0.2, 0.2)
 Unemployment −20.6 (−26.9, −14.0) −17.0 (−24.4, −8.6) 3.1 (−4.3, 10.9) −4.1 (−5.8, −2.4)
 Visible minorities 2.3 (−0.2, 4.9) 3.2 (0.5, 6.0) 1.2 (0.8, 1.7) 1.3 (1.1, 1.5)