Table 2 The Effect of Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution (June 2000-October 2002) on the Risk of Dying from SARS in Chinese Population.
From: Air pollution and case fatality of SARS in the People's Republic of China: an ecologic study
API | Number of Deaths | Number of recovered | Total Number of Cases | Case Fatality | RR & 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
>100 | 247 | 3145 | 3392 | 7.28% | 1.71 (1.34–3.33) |
75–100 | 35 | 328 | 363 | 9.64% | 2.26 (1.53–3.35) |
<75 | 67 | 1505 | 1572 | 4.26% | 1 |
Total | 349 | 4978 | 5327 | 6.53% |