Table 2 Crude and adjusted odd ratios (95% confidence interval) of the meteorological and pollution matter (mean of 30 days before the index date) for ischemic heart disease.

From: Short and long term exposure to air pollution increases the risk of ischemic heart disease

Characteristics

Odds ratio for ischemic heart disease (95% CI)

Crudea

P-value

Adjusteda,b

P-value

Finala,c

P-value

Mean temperature for 30 days (°C)

1.00 (1.00–1.01)

0.864

0.90 (0.65–1.24)

0.506

  

Highest temperature for 30 days (°C)

1.00 (1.00–1.01)

0.935

1.04 (0.89–1.21)

0.660

  

Lowest temperature for 30 days (°C)

1.00 (1.00–1.01)

0.798

1.09 (0.92–1.29)

0.334

  

Relative humidity for 30 days (%)

1.00 (0.99–1.00)

0.271

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

0.045*

  

Ambient atmospheric pressure for 30 days (hPa)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.697

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.923

  

SO2 for 30 days (0.01 ppm)

1.36 (1.07–1.75)

0.014*

1.74 (1.18–2.56)

0.005*

1.36 (1.06–1.75)

0.015*

NO2 for 30 days (0.1 ppm)

0.59 (0.31–1.11)

0.099

0.40 (0.15–1.07)

0.066

  

O3 for 30 days (0.01 ppm)

1.04 (0.98–1.10)

0.227

0.98 (0.89–1.09)

0.727

  

CO for 30 days (ppm)

1.01 (0.77–1.32)

0.939

1.02 (0.61–1.73)

0.935

  

PM10 for 30 days (10 μg/m3)

1.00 (0.97–1.04)

0.859

1.01 (0.96–1.07)

0.593

  
  1. *Conditional logistic regression model, Significance at P < 0.05.
  2. aStratified model for age, sex, income, and region of residence.
  3. bAdjusted model was adjusted for obesity, smoking status (current smoker compared to nonsmoker or past smoker), frequency of alcohol consumption (≥ 1 time a week compared to < 1 time a week), CCI score, mean temperature, highest temperature, lowest temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure, SO2, NO2, O3, CO, and PM10.
  4. cFinal model was adjusted for obesity, smoking status (current smoker compared to nonsmoker or past smoker), frequency of alcohol consumption (≥ 1 time a week compared to < 1 time a week), CCI score, relative humidity, SO2, NO2, O3, CO, and PM10 using the backward selection method.