Table 2

Change in blood variables (with 95% CI) in relation to a 100 μg/m3 increase in mean daily PM10 over three days in a sample of 60 subjects, before and after adjusting for plasma albumin

Blood variableDirect associationAdjusted for albumin
Personal exposureTEOMPersonal exposureTEOM
Haemoglobin (g/dl)−0.37−0.6−0.30−0.46
(−0.55 to −0.18)(−1.06 to −0.13)(−0.47 to −0.12)(−0.90 to −0.02)
p<0.001p = 0.012p<0.001p = 0.039
Packed cell volume (ratio)−0.013−0.008−0.011−0.004
(−0.019 to −0.007)(−0.024 to +0.008)(−0.017 to −0.005)(−0.018 to +0.010)
p<0.001p = 0.30p<0.001p = 0.61
Red cell count (×1012/l)−0.10−0.133−0.087−0.09
(−0.17 to −0.057)(−0.28 to +0.01)(−0.141 to −0.033)(−0.23 to +0.048)
p<0.001p = 0.07p = 0.002p = 0.19