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Table 7 Results of adjusted Generalized Additive Model and the effect of pollutants on respiratory deaths in peoples 18–60 years old (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)

7.57

1.07

0.99–1.09

0.128

CO (ppm)

6.33

0.99

0.93–1.04

0.549

NO2 (ppb)

1

1.05

1.00–1.09

0.034

SO2 (ppb)

3.19

0.96

0.90–1.02

0.195

PM10 (μg/m3)

7.47

1.02

1.00–1.04

< 0.001

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

3.25

1.05

0.96–1.13

0.198

Lag 1

O3 (ppb)

5.57

1.04

0.99–1.08

0.117

CO (ppm)

5.14

0.97

0.93–1.03

0.345

NO2 (ppb)

7.07

1.05

1.01–1.10

0.026

SO2 (ppb)

1

0.96

0.90–1.02

0.206

PM10 (μg/m3)

7.08

1.03

1.01–1.05

0.001

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

2.87

1.06

1.02–1.06

< 0.001

Lag 2

O3 (ppb)

5.28

1.06

1.01–1.11

0.014

CO (ppm)

4.98

0.98

0.96–1.04

0.597

NO2 (ppb)

4.14

1.06

1.01–1.10

0.011

SO2 (ppb)

1.61

0.95

0.88–1.01

0.087

PM10 (μg/m3)

6.84

1.03

1.01–1.05

0.003

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

3.16

1.04

1.01–1.07

< 0.001

Lag 3

O3 (ppb)

6.96

1.07

1.02–1.12

0.004

CO (ppm)

6.99

0.97

0.92–1.02

0.250

NO2 (ppb)

2.2

1.04

0.99–1.10

0.084

SO2 (ppb)

8.61

0.95

0.89–1.01

0.120

PM10 (μg/m3)

7.47

1.02

0.95–1.09

0.156

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

3.21

1.02

0.95–1.09

0.094

Mean Lag 4–8

O3 (ppb)

8.61

1.04

0.99–1.09

0.119

CO (ppm)

4.49

0.97

0.93–1.03

0.433

NO2 (ppb)

2.7

1.03

0.98–1.07

0.243

SO2 (ppb)

1

0.95

0.89–1.02

0.137

PM10 (μg/m3)

7.73

1.02

1.00–1.04

0.017

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

4.26

1.00

0.97–1.04

0.341