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Table 4 Incidence Rate Ratios* for PM10 exposure on the same day per 10 μg/m3, separated by age and sex

From: Ambient particulate matter and biomass burning: an ecological time series study of respiratory and cardiovascular hospital visits in northern Thailand

 

PM10

PM10 + CO

Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease

 Male

1.012 (1.001 to 1.024)

1.017 (1.005 to 1.030)

 Female

1.028 (1.017 to 1.039)

1.034 (1.022 to 1.046)

  < 65 years

1.021 (1.011 to 1.032)

1.029 (1.017 to 1.040)

  ≥ 65 years

1.018 (1.005 to 1.031)

1.021 (1.007 to 1.035)

Ischaemic Heart Disease

 Male

0.997 (0.970 to 1.025)

1.001 (0.972 to 1.031)

 Female

0.989 (0.961 to 1.018)

0.992 (0.962 to 1.023)

  < 65 years

0.973 (0.944 to 1.003)

0.971 (0.940 to 1.002)

  ≥ 65 years

1.010 (0.983 to 1.037)

1.018 (0.989 to 1.047)

Cerebrovascular Disease

 Male

1.025 (1.004 to 1.046)

1.023 (1.001 to 1.045)

 Female

1.013 (0.990 to 1.036)

1.017 (0.993 to 1.042)

  < 65 years

1.022 (1.000 to 1.044)

1.025 (1.002 to 1.049)

  ≥ 65 years

1.018 (0.996 to 1.039)

1.016 (0.993 to 1.039)

  1. *Adjusted for season, day of the week, province, mean daily temperature, relative humidity, and days of higher biomass burning-PM (bold results indicate p < 0.05)
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