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Table 3 The odds ratio of suicide mortality associated with interquartile-range increases in air pollutant levels and its 95 % confidence interval

From: The impact of ambient air pollution on suicide mortality: a case-crossover study in Guangzhou, China

Factors

PM10 a

SO2 b

NO2 a

All

1.13 (1.01, 1.27)

1.12 (1.02, 1.23)

1.15 (1.03, 1.28)

Season

 Warm season

1.13 (0.91, 1.41)

1.05 (0.89, 1.23)

1.10 (0.88, 1.37)

 Cool season

1.19 (1.04, 1.37)

1.18 (1.05, 1.33)

1.22 (1.07, 1.40)

Age group (years)

  < 65

1.10 (0.96, 1.25)

1.17 (1.05, 1.31)

1.17 (1.03, 1.33)

  ≥ 65

1.23 (0.99, 1.52)

0.98 (0.82, 1.17)

1.09 (0.88, 1.34)

Gender

 Male

1.20 (1.03, 1.39)

1.18 (1.04, 1.33)

1.23 (1.06, 1.42)

 Female

1.06 (0.89, 1.26)

1.05 (0.91, 1.21)

1.05 (0.89, 1.24)

Educational attainment

 Low

1.13 (0.92, 1.39)

0.96 (0.82, 1.13)

1.08 (0.88, 1.31)

 High

1.15 (1.00, 1.33)

1.22 (1.09, 1.38)

1.21 (1.05, 1.38)

Suicide type

 Non-violent

0.90 (0.65, 1.25)

0.80 (0.60, 1.06)

0.84 (0.61, 1.15)

 Violent

1.17 (1.04, 1.32)

1.17 (1.06, 1.29)

1.21 (1.07, 1.36)

  1. aThe effect estimate at lag 02; b the effect estimate at lag 01