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Table 5 Sensitivity of results to referent selection method, shown as relative and attributable risk

From: Surveillance of the short-term impact of fine particle air pollution on cardiovascular disease hospitalizations in New York State

 

relative risk# (95% CI)

attributable risk! (95% CI)

28-day window

3.9 (2.5 to 5.3)

3.1 (2.0 to 4.1)

21-day window

2.1 (0.6 to 3.6)

1.7 (0.5 to 2.8)

  1. #Percent change in risk of heart failure admission per 10 ug/m3 PM2.5 averaged over lags 0-2.
  2. ! Percent of admissions attributable to PM2.5 over background of 5 ug/m3