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Table 6 Effects of distance of residence to main road on respiratory symptoms/diseases and dichotomized test outcomes: OR† and 95% CI.

From: Geographical information system and environmental epidemiology: a cross-sectional spatial analysis of the effects of traffic-related air pollution on population respiratory health

 

Males

Females

 

<100 m

100-250 m

<100 m

100-250 m

Persistent wheeze

1.76 * (1.08-2.87)

1.54 # (0.94-2.53)

1.32 (0.76-2.28)

0.77 (0.42-1.42)

Dyspnea

0.88 (0.55-1.41)

0.86 (0.59-1.53)

1.61 ** (1.13-2.27)

1.35 # (0.95-1.93)

COPD

1.80 * (1.03-3.08)

1.21 (0.69-2.13)

1.60 (0.71-3.59)

0.99 (0.39-2.51)

Asthma

1.59 (0.85-2.98)

1.55 (0.83-2.87)

1.68 # (0.97-2.88)

0.58 (0.30-1.15)

Attacks of shortness of breath with wheeze

1.47 (0.87-2.48)

1.20 (0.70-2.04)

1.67 # (0.98-2.84)

0.74 (0.39-1.38)

Skin test_5 mm pos.

1.07 (0.67-1.72)

1.10 (0.70-1.73)

1.83 * (1.11-3.00)

0.95 (0.57-1.60)

FEV1/FVC% <70%

2.07 * (1.11-3.87)

2.53 ** (1.42-4.53)

1.01 (0.48-2.14)

0.88 (0.41-1.89)

FEV1/VC% <70%

1.15 (0.63-2.11)

1.76 * (1.02-3.04)

0.84 (0.40-1.72)

0.48 (0.21-1.11)

  1. † OR adjusted for age, educational level, smoking habits, passive smoking exposure, occupational exposure, working position, number of hours spent at home and time of residence, calculated with subjects living between 250-800 m as the reference group
  2. *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05, # 0.05 < p < 0.1 (borderline)
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