Table 6 Associations of PM _10-2.5 and PM _2.5 with prevalence of symptoms and limitation in activities due to breathing problems after applying two pollutant models (random effects pooled estimates)

Woken with breathing problems

 PM_{10 - 2.5}

1.029

0.877-1.208

1.060

1.006-1.117

1.017

0.957-1.080

1.118

0.846-1.477

 PM_2.5

0.999

0.951-1.048

0.969

0.909-1.032

0.939

0.872-1.011

0.751

0.403-1.400

Shortness of breath

 PM_{10 - 2.5}

0.985

0.937-1.037

1.047

0.999-1.096

0.993

0.931-1.059

1.042

0.938-1.156

 PM_2.5

1.006

0.945-1.070

1.025

0.977-1.076

1.024

0.980-1.070

1.042

0.960-1.131

Wheezing

 PM_{10 - 2.5}

1.063

1.016-1.112

1.078

1.002-1.159

1.031

0.959-1.109

1.107

1.010-1.213

 PM_2.5

0.982

0.895-1.078

0.958

0.854-1.075

0.962

0.850-1.089

0.921

0.721-1.177

Cough

 PM_{10 - 2.5}

1.140

0.950-1.367

1.127

0.955-1.329

1.060

0.977-1.150

1.293

0.885-1.890

 PM_2.5

0.945

0.905-0.987

0.954

0.914-0.995

0.946

0.893-1.001

0.900

0.779-1.040

Vigorous activities

 PM_{10 - 2.5}

1.113

0.894-1.386

1.100

0.923-1.311

1.047

0.903-1.214

1.248

0.839-1.854

 PM_2.5

1.009

0.890-1.144

1.006

0.862-1.175

1.047

0.918-1.193

0.939

0.813-1.084

Moderate activities

 PM_{10 - 2.5}

1.097

0.891-1.350

1.036

0.917-1.170

1.006

0.956-1.059

0.965

0.699-1.333

 PM_2.5

0.919

0.748-1.129

0.950

0.844-1.070

0.967

0.873-1.070

0.937

0.797-1.103

Walking

 PM_{10 - 2.5}

1.090

0.900-1.321

1.073

1.020-1.128

1.047

0.990-1.107

1.128

0.946-1.344

 PM_2.5

0.998

0.950-1.049

1.001

0.937-1.071

0.969

0.862-1.088

0.790

0.466-1.339