| Exposure |
Change of blood pressure (mmHg) |
| Air pollution |
IQR |
SBP |
DBP |
| PM10, μg/m3 |
21.2 |
2.0 (0.7, 41.7) |
2.0 (1.2, 41.7) |
| PM2.5, μg/m3 |
9.5 |
1.4 (0.3, 18.9) |
1.4 (0.8, 18.9) |
| PM10-2.5, μg/m3 |
13.6 |
2.5 (0.8, 26.9) |
2.3 (1.3, 26.9) |
| NO2, ppb |
9.0 |
1.6 (0.4, 17.8) |
1.7 (0.9, 17.8) |
| O3, ppb |
16.4 |
-0.6 (-2.9, 32.1) |
1.0 (-0.4, 32.2) |
| SO2, ppb |
1.7 |
2.5 (1.1, 4.8) |
1.3 (0.4, 4.1) |
| CO, 10 ppm |
1.6 |
1.4 (0.1, 4.0) |
1.2 (0.5, 3.9) |
Abbreviations: PM10: Particulate Matter of<10 μm in diameter; PM2.5: Particulate
Matter of<2.5 μm in diameter; IQR: Interquartile Range; NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide;
SO2: Sulfur Dioxide; O3: Ozone; CO: Carbon Monoxide; SBP: Systolic Blood
Pressure; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure
Models were adjusted for age; sex; exercise level; regular alcohol consumption;
body mass index; history of hypertension; smoking status, based on cotinine level;
education; follow-up time; daily mean temperature; relative humidity; sea-level
pressure; and season. |
