Table 6 |
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Age-specific effect of 10% increase in pollutant concentration on asthma outpatient and emergency visits (%) in Taipei City at 0-day lag |
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Outpatient (0-day lag) |
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Model-1 |
PM10 (95% CI) |
SO2 (95% CI) |
O3 (95% CI) |
NO2 (95% CI) |
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Age 0–15 |
0.41 (0.13~0.69)* |
0.28 (0.08~0.47)* |
0.08 (-0.05~0.22) |
0.66 (0.21~1.11)* |
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Age 16–65 |
0.43 (0.30~0.55)* |
0.51 (0.36~0.66)* |
0.22 (0.11~0.33)* |
0.88 (0.65~1.11)* |
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Age >= 66 |
0.15 (0.00~0.29)* |
0.36 (0.23~0.49)* |
0.06 (-0.05~0.18) |
0.29 (0.08~0.49)* |
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All Age |
0.34 (0.22~0.46)* |
0.44 (0.31~0.57)* |
0.08 (0.03~0.14)* |
0.65 (0.48~0.83)* |
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Outpatient (0-day lag) |
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Model-2 |
PM10 (95% CI) |
SO2 (95% CI) |
O3 (95% CI) |
NO2 (95% CI) |
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Age 0–15 |
0.26 (-0.10~0.63) |
0.12 (-0.20~0.44) |
-0.15 (-0.24~-0.05)* |
0.22 (-0.15~0.59) |
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Age 16–65 |
0.24 (0.08~0.39)* |
0.20 (0.04~0.36)* |
-0.07 (-0.26~0.11) |
0.46 (0.27~0.65)* |
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Age >= 66 |
0.07 (-0.10~0.25) |
0.33 (0.19~0.47)* |
-0.03 (-0.19~0.14) |
0.03 (-0.25~0.32) |
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All Age |
0.20 (0.01~0.39)* |
0.27 (0.12~0.41)* |
-0.13 (-0.24~-0.01)* |
0.30 (0.16~0.45)* |
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Emergency (0-day lag) |
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Model-1 |
PM10 (95% CI) |
SO2 (95% CI) |
O3 (95% CI) |
NO2 (95% CI) |
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Age 0–15 |
0.12 (-0.44~0.67) |
-0.04 (-0.24~0.16) |
0.09 (-0.19~0.38) |
0.17 (-0.30~0.64) |
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Age 16–65 |
-0.17 (-0.55~0.22) |
-0.09 (-0.36~0.17) |
-0.08 (-0.24~0.09) |
-0.21 (-0.60~0.18) |
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Age >= 66 |
0.23 (-0.07~0.53) |
-0.26 (-0.50~-0.01)* |
-0.01 (-0.15~0.13) |
-0.03 (-0.21~0.15) |
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All Age |
0.03 (-0.24~0.29) |
-0.06 (-0.27~0.14) |
-0.06 (-0.24~0.13) |
-0.09 (-0.47~0.28) |
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Emergency (0-day lag) |
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Model-2 |
PM10 (95% CI) |
SO2 (95% CI) |
O3 (95% CI) |
NO2 (95% CI) |
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Age 0–15 |
-0.04 (-0.42~0.34) |
-0.01 (-0.35~0.33) |
0.05 (-0.21~0.30) |
-0.08 (-0.58~0.41) |
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Age 16–65 |
-0.08 (-0.53~0.37) |
0.03 (-0.22~0.27) |
-0.01 (-0.18~0.16) |
-0.19 (-0.58~0.20) |
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Age >= 66 |
0.25 (-0.13~0.64) |
-0.30 (-0.64~0.05) |
0.03 (-0.17~0.22) |
-0.01 (-0.37~0.35) |
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All Age |
0.14 (-0.17~0.44) |
-0.02 (-0.26~0.21) |
-0.08 (-0.25~0.09) |
-0.15 (-0.43~0.13) |
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*Model 1: Single pollutant model. Model 2: Four pollutants model. *Statistically significant. |
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Chan et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2009 8:26 doi:10.1186/1476-072X-8-26 |
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