Table 4 Percent increase in the rate of overall non-accidental mortality and cause-specific mortality associated with a 10 μg/m3 increase in air pollutants at lag 0–1 day using single- and multi-pollutant models.

From: Ambient air pollution, smog episodes and mortality in Jinan, China

Pollutant‡ and model

Overall mortality (%)

Cardiovascular mortality

Respiratory mortality

Cerebrovascular mortality

PM10

 Single-pollutant model

1.11 (0.96–1.26)*

1.40 (1.18–1.61)*

1.58 (1.32–1.85)*

0.61 (0.32–0.90)*

 +SO2

0.32 (0.14–0.49)*

0.38 (0.17–0.54)*

0.32 (0.01–0.62)*

0.14 (−0.07–0.34)

 +NO2

0.78 (0.58–0.97)*

0.68 (0.39–0.96)*

1.07 (0.72–1.42)*

0.32 (0.10–0.54)*

 +SO2 + NO2

0.48 (0.30–0.67)*

1.29 (0.88–1.70)*

0.58 (0.27–0.89)*

0.16 (−0.06–0.39)

PM2.5

 Single-pollutant model

0.71 (0.60–0.82)*

1.14 (0.98–1.30)*

1.02 (0.82–1.21)*

0.43 (0.30–0.55)*

 +SO2

0.071 (−0.06–0.20)

0.33 (0.15–0.51)*

0.27 (0.11–0.43)*

0.065 (−0.08–0.22)

 +NO2

0.36 (0.20–0.51)*

0.67 (0.45–0.89)*

0.52 (0.24–0.79)*

0.18 (0.01–0.35)*

 +SO2 + NO2

0.22 (0.075–0.36)*

0.49 (0.29–0.70)*

0.33 (0.07–0.58)*

0.09 (−0.08–0.26)

SO2

 Single-pollutant model

1.69 (1.56–1.83)*

2.29 (2.09–2.48)*

2.52 (2.28–2.72)*

0.99 (0.82–1.15)*

 +NO2

2.02 (1.82–2.23)*

2.44 (2.14–2.74)*

3.20 (2.83–3.56)*

1.07 (0.82–1.33)*

 +PM2.5

1.76 (1.58–1.95)*

2.53 (2.26–2.79)*

2.78 (2.46–3.10)*

1.00 (0.78–1.22)*

 +PM10

1.84 (1.66–2.01)*

2.28 (2.03–2.54)*

2.83 (2.53–3.14)*

1.00 (0.79–1.21)*

 +NO2 + PM2.5

1.94 (1.75–2.15)*

2.47 (2.20–2.77)*

3.06 (2.87–3.27)*

1.05 (0.80–1.38)*

 +NO2 + PM10

1.92 (1.73–2.13)*

2.50 (2.22–2.82)*

3.11 (2.70–3.58)*

1.03 (0.79–1.34)*

NO2

 Single-pollutant model

3.12 (2.72–3.53)*

4.80 (4.23–5.37)*

4.48 (3.77–5.19)*

1.83 (1.37–2.28)*

 +SO2

−0.07 (−0.63–0.48)

0.88 (0.076–1.67)*

−0.57 (−1.57–0.43)

0.01 (−0.65–0.67)

 +PM10

2.95 (2.37–3.53)*

4.34 (3.52–5.16)*

4.35 (3.32–5.37)*

1.48 (0.84–2.12)*

 +PM2.5

2.40 (1.83–2.96)*

4.86 (4.06–5.66)*

3.70 (2.70–4.69)*

1.33 (0.71–1.96)*

 +SO2 + PM2.5

0.17 (0.05–0.55)*

1.23 (0.41–3.69)*

1.07 (0.92–1.24)*

0.24 (−0.80–0.40)

 +SO2 + PM10

0.38 (−0.49–0.27)

1.04 (0.33–3.28)*

−0.05(−0.59–0.48)

−0.14 (−0.90–0.62)

  1. *P < 0.05. The analyses were adjusted for seasonality, day of the week, temperature, relative humidity, air pressure and wind speed.