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Table 3 Percent change in the number of Psychiatric Emergency Visits (PEVs) with their 95% Confidence Intervals for an increase of 10 μg/m3 in lag 0 in the air pollutant for Single and Multi-pollutant models during the warmer season (April to September)

From: The association between daily concentrations of air pollution and visits to a psychiatric emergency unit: a case-crossover study

 

Model

PM10

NO2

O3

Change PEVs (%) (95% CI)

Change PEVs (%) (95% CI)

Change PEVs (%) (95% CI)

Single Pollutant

Crudeq

3.4 (0.3–6.6)

-0.2 (−2.11.7)

0.7 (−0.3–1.7)

Single Pollutant

Adjustedb

3.5 (0.4–6.8)

0.0 (0.981–1.019)

0.6 (−0.5–1.6)

Two-pollutants

 PM10 + NO2

Crude

3.6 (0.3–6.9)

−0.5 (−2.4–1.4)

 

 PM10 + NO2

Adjusted

3.6 (0.4–7.0)

−0.4 (−2.3–1.6)

 

 PM10 + O3

Crude

3.0 (0.7–5.4)

 

0.5 (−0.6–1.5)

 PM10 + O3

Adjusted

3.6 (0.4–7.0)

 

0.3 (−0.5–1.2)

 NO2 + O3

Crude

 

0.6 (−1.7–2.9)

0.9 (−0.3–2.1)

 NO2 + O3

Adjusted

 

0.7 (−1.3–2.7)

0.8–0.4-2.0)

Three-pollutants

 PM10 + NO2 + O3

Crude

3.2 (−0.2–6.8)

−0.1 (−2.5–2.3)

0.4 (−0.9–1.7)

 PM10 + NO2 + O3

Adjusted

3.3 (−0.2–6.9)

−0.1 (−2–5-2.4)

0.3 (−1.0–1.6)

  1. aModel with only air pollutants
  2. bAdjusted = Model adjusting for daily mean temperature (continuous) and public Swedish holiday (Yes/No)