Table 19.
Cox Proportional PM2.5 HRs of Mortality in Fully Adjusted Models in the Stacked CanCHEC for Selected Person-Year Restrictionsa
| Person-Year Restriction | Person-Years (millions) | Deaths (millions) | Coeff | SE | HRb | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 128.37 | 1.25 | 0.00806 | 0.0005421 | 1.084 | 1.072 | 1.096 |
| PM2.5 <12 μg/m3 | 111.85 | 1.12 | 0.00604 | 0.0007006 | 1.062 | 1.048 | 1.077 |
| PM2.5 <10 μg/m3 | 90.02 | 0.90 | 0.00068 | 0.0008930 | 1.007 | 0.989 | 1.025 |
a Fully adjusted models are stratified by sex, age (5-year categories), and recent immigrant status and are adjusted for income adequacy quintile, visible minority status, Indigenous identity, educational attainment, labor-force status, marital status, occupation, and ecological covariates of community size, airshed, urban form, and four dimensions of Can-Marg (instability, deprivation, dependency, and ethnic concentration).
b HRs are presented as per 10-μg/m3 increase.