Table 3 HR (95% CI) of PM2.5 and its components (SO42-, NO3-) and overweight/obesity were calculated with SES as the stratification variable.

From: Exposure to PM2.5 and its components leads to obesity: role of socioeconomic status

SES

Pollutants

PM2.5

SO42−

NO3

n(%)

HR (95% CI)

n(%)

HR (95% CI)

n(%)

HR (95% CI)

Low

Q1

1309(45.06)

1.075(0.969,1.193)a

1420(46.18)

1.338(1.207,1.484)*a

1178(43.65)

1.406(1.240,1.593)*a

Q2

1387(47.79)

0.882(0.816,0.953)*

1278(46.74)

1.002(0.926,1.084)

1419(46.48)

0.792(0.731,0.859)*

Q3

1295(47.11)

1.088(0.999,1.065)

1272(46.95)

1.017(0.935,1.106)

1559(48.22)

0.706(0.651,0.766)*

Q4

1531(48.46)

0.981(0.903,1.065)

1552(48.55)

1.040(0.959,1.128)

1366(50.04)

1.221(1.117,1.335)*

Medium

Q1

449(42.04)

1.120(0.956,1.312)a

488(42.25)

1.311(1.121,1.533)*a

499(42.18)

1.746(1.461,2.085)*a

Q2

508(43.49)

1.123(0.928,1.361)

468(43.13)

1.492(1.229,1.812)*

442(41.54)

1.231(1.001,1.513)*

Q3

594(48.29)

1.503(1.086,2081)*

595(48.30)

1.937(1.397,2.686)*

501(47.22)

1.839(1.274,2.656)*

Q4

483(45.01)

1.477(0.917,2.378)

483(45.27)

2.243(1.394,3.610)*

592(48.09)

3.986(2.394,6.638)*

High

Q1

363(43.95)

1.810(1.479,2.216)*a

399(45.19)

2.224(1.823,2.714)*a

404(42.17)

3.335(2.682,4.146)*a

Q2

302(41.03)

1.163(0.911,1.484)

263(39.25)

1.855(1.444,2.383)*

254(39.81)

1.847(1.434,2.377)*

Q3

377(46.89)

2.508(1.647,3.819)*

394(46.57)

4.023(2.631,6.151)*

245(46.05)

5.048(3.227,7.896)*

Q4

273(49.28)

3.991(2.193,7.262)*

259(49.71)

7.446(4.053,13.679)*

412(52.02)

25.326(13.551,47.331)*