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Table 6 Effect of a 10 ug/m3 increase in PM2.5 on cytokine levels of participants with cardiovascular disease.+

From: A community study of the effect of particulate matter on blood measures of inflammation and thrombosis in an elderly population

Lag-day

MCP-1 Fold-rise (95% CI)

Endothelin-1 Fold-rise (95% CI)

0-day

1.3 (1.1, 1.7)

1.1 (0.8, 1.2)

1-day

1.0 (0.9, 1.3)

1.1 (0.9, 1.2)

  1. + Models were adjusted for age, gender, medication use, temperature, and relative humidity.
  2. * The majority of measures of TNF-alpha and IL-6 were below the limit of detection of assays; therefore, we were unable to determine effect of PM on these markers.
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