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Table 2 Estimated percent increase in natural mortality per 10 ppb in average of maximal 8-hour ozone

From: Modifiers of short-term effects of ozone on mortality in eastern Massachusetts - A casecrossover analysis at individual level

 

IQR (ppb)

% increase (95% CI)

Current day

20.79

1.32 (0.74, 1.91)

Moving average at 1-day lag

19.11

1.66 (0.96, 2.36)

Moving average at 2-day lag

16.75

1.61 (0.78, 2.45)

Moving average at 3-day lag

15.47

1.61 (0.61, 2.62)

Moving average at 4-day lag

14.78

1.68 (0.51, 2.87)

Moving average at 5-day lag

13.96

1.56 (0.27, 2.87)

Moving average at 6-day lag

13.45

1.61 (0.25, 3.00)

  1. Adjusting for linear and quadratic four-day moving average of temperature and days of week among those aged 35 or older in Eastern Massachusetts, May-September, 1995-2002. CI: confidence interval; IQR: interquartile range.