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Table 3 Associations of PM2.5 and PM10 exposure metrics and response to shear stress (cm S−1 mm− 1), across all participants and by sex, for increases in normalized PM2.5 or PM10, in fully adjusted models

From: Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution and brachial artery flow-mediated dilation in the Old Order Amish

Particulate air pollution metrics (normalized)

Across all

Men

Women

β

SE

p-value

95% CI

β

SE

p-value

95% CI

β

SE

p-value

95% CI

PM2.5 12-month moving-average*

0.03

0.03

0.4

−0.04, 0.11

− 0.02

0.04

0.7

−0.10, 0.06

0.07

0.06

0.3

−0.05, 0.19

PM10 12-month moving-average*

0.07

0.04

0.08

−0.01, 0.14

0.01

0.05

0.8

−0.08, 0.10

0.11

0.06

0.08

−0.01, 0.22

  1. *All models adjusted for age, sex, age by sex interaction, smoking (except in models for women only because there were no ever smokers), BMI, season, year, hypertension, and base brachial artery diameter