Table 3

Association* between air pollution (per IQR increase in mean 5-day (lag 0–4) levels) and hospital admission for asthma in children: two-pollutant models

nOR (95% CI)p Value
NOx81551.11 (1.05 to 1.17)<0.01
 Adjusted for NO281551.12 (0.96 to 1.31)0.15
 Adjusted for PM1081551.08 (1.01 to 1.14)0.02
 Adjusted for PM2.563291.10 (1.03 to 1.17)<0.01
 Adjusted for UFPs70041.10 (1.03 to 1.18)<0.01
NO281551.10 (1.04 to 1.16)<0.01
 Adjusted for NOx81550.99 (0.85 to 1.16)0.89
 Adjusted for PM1081551.08 (1.01 to 1.15)0.02
 Adjusted for PM2.563291.12 (1.05 to 1.19)<0.01
 Adjusted for UFPs70041.13 (1.05 to 1.22)<0.01
PM1081551.07 (1.03 to 1.12)<0.01
 Adjusted for NOx81551.05 (1.00 to 1.09)0.04
 Adjusted for NO281551.04 (1.00 to 1.09)0.06
 Adjusted for PM2.563151.09 (1.00 to 1.18)0.05
 Adjusted for UFPs70041.08 (1.03 to 1.14)<0.01
PM2.563291.09 (1.04 to 1.13)<0.01
 Adjusted for NOx63291.07 (1.02 to 1.11)<0.01
 Adjusted for NO263291.06 (1.02 to 1.11)0.01
 Adjusted for PM1063151.02 (0.94 to 1.10)0.67
 Adjusted for UFPs56921.08 (1.03 to 1.13)<0.01
UFPs70041.06 (0.98 to 1.14)0.14
 Adjusted for NOx70041.00 (0.91 to 1.08)0.91
 Adjusted for NO270040.97 (0.89 to 1.06)0.56
 Adjusted for PM1070040.99 (0.92 to 1.08)0.90
 Adjusted for PM2.556920.99 (0.91 to 1.08)0.85
  • * Adjusted for dew point, wind speed and global radiation.

  • IQR, interquartile range; NOx, nitrogen oxides; NO2, nitrogen dioxide; PM10, PM2.5, particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤10 μm and 2.5 μm; UFPs, ultrafine particles.