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Table 3 Results of adjusted Generalized Additive Model, about the effect of air pollutants on total respiratory deaths (for 1 unit increase in CO and 10 units increase in all other pollutants)

From: The relation between air pollution and respiratory deaths in Tehran, Iran- using generalized additive models

 

Lag

df

RR

95% CI for RR

P-Value

Lag 0

O3 (ppb)

7.94

1.02

0.99–1.05

0.053

CO (ppm)

5.04

1.02

0.99–1.05

0.139

NO2 (ppb)

3.04

1.04

1.02–1.07

< 0.001

SO2 (ppb)

2.61

0.96

0.93–0.98

0.006

PM10 (μg/m3)

7.3

1.03

1.02–1.04

< 0.001

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

3.26

1.04

1.00–1.08

0.008

Lag 1

O3 (ppb)

4.04

1.03

1.00–1.05

0.042

CO (ppm)

6.35

0.96

0.99–1.05

0.130

NO2 (ppb)

6.51

1.04

1.01–1.06

0.003

SO2 (ppb)

3.65

0.95

0.92–0.98

0.004

PM10 (μg/m3)

6.66

1.02

1.01–1.03

< 0.001

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

2.69

1.06

1.02–1.10

< 0.001

Lag 2

O3 (ppb)

5.34

1.03

1.01–1.06

0.015

CO (ppm)

5.79

1.03

0.99–1.06

0.199

NO2 (ppb)

4.17

1.04

1.01–1.06

0.001

SO2 (ppb)

4.21

0.95

0.92–0.98

0.004

PM10 (μg/m3)

6.79

1.02

1.01–1.03

< 0.001

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

2.41

1.04

1.00–1.08

0.001

Lag 3

O3 (ppb)

4.86

1.03

1.01–1.06

0.015

CO (ppm)

5.08

1.02

0.99–1.05

0.228

NO2 (ppb)

3.04

1.04

1.01–1.06

0.001

SO2 (ppb)

8.14

0.95

0.92–0.98

0.004

PM10 (μg/m3)

6.44

1.02

1.01–1.03

0.001

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

2.56

1.03

0.98–1.07

0.064

Mean Lag 4–8

O3 (ppb)

3.42

1.02

0.99–1.05

0.103

CO (ppm)

6.51

1.02

0.98–1.04

0.176

NO2 (ppb)

5.79

1.03

1.01–1.06

0.004

SO2 (ppb)

4.83

0.95

0.93–0.99

0.014

PM10 (μg/m3)

6.94

1.01

1.00–1.02

0.002

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

3.08

1.01

0.97–1.05

0.193