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Table 2 Single-day lag models for association between air pollutant levels and mortalitya

From: Particulate air pollution on cardiovascular mortality in the tropics: impact on the elderly

 

Percentage change (95% confidence interval)

Lag 0

Lag 1

Lag 2

Lag 3

Non-accidental mortality

 PM10

0.485 (0.109, 0.863)

0.487 (0.114, 0.862)

0.481 (0.111, 0.852)

0.627 (0.260, 0.995)

 PM2.5

0.593 (0.129, 1.058)

0.518 (0.056, 0.981)

0.504 (0.047, 0.964)

0.660 (0.204, 1.118)

 CO

0.064 (−0.237, 0.366)

0.133 (− 0.166, 0.433)

0.240 (− 0.059, 0.539)

0.219 (− 0.077, 0.514)

 NO2

− 0.124 (− 0.985, 0.744)

− 0.025 (− 0.867, 0.824)

− 0.082 (− 0.947, 0.791)

0.042 (− 0.800, 0.890)

 O3

0.015 (− 0.372, 0.403)

0.354 (0.011, 0.698)

0.037 (− 0.356, 0.432)

0.219 (− 0.117, 0.557)

 SO2

− 0.218 (− 1.044, 0.616)

0.221 (− 0.603, 1.053)

0.679 (− 0.147, 1.512)

−0.390 (− 1.208, 0.435)

Cardiovascular mortality

 PM10

0.553 (− 0.074, 1.185)

0.633 (0.007, 1.262)

0.610 (− 0.010, 1.234)

0.897 (0.283, 1.516)

 PM2.5

0.632 (−0.142, 1.412)

0.603 (−0.172, 1.385)

0.541 (− 0.229, 1.318)

0.883 (0.121, 1.651)

 CO

0.167 (−0.328, 0.665)

0.071 (−0.418, 0.561)

0.135 (− 0.356, 0.629)

0.362 (− 0.132, 0.858)

 NO2

− 0.344 (− 1.707, 1.038)

−0.151 (− 1.486, 1.203)

−0.897 (− 2.217, 0.441)

−0.352 (− 1.726, 1.041)

 O3

0.500 (− 0.134, 1.137)

0.292 (− 0.266, 0.854)

0.105 (− 0.454, 0.667)

0.489 (− 0.154, 1.137)

 SO2

0.223 (− 1.114, 1.577)

−0.325 (− 1.647, 1.014)

0.857 (− 0.479, 2.211)

−0.197 (− 1.519, 1.143)

  1. aPer 0.1 mg/m3 increase in CO and per 10 μg/m3 increase for other pollutants
  2. Results highlighted in bold are statistically significant