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Occup Environ Med 63:591-596 doi:10.1136/oem.2005.023457
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Association of ventricular arrhythmias detected by implantable cardioverter defibrillator and ambient air pollutants in the St Louis, Missouri metropolitan area

Table 3

 Odds ratio of ventricular arrhythmia associated with an interquartile range increase (IQR) in the 6 (lag 0–5), 12 (lag 0–11), 24 (lag 0–23), and 48 (lag 0–47) hour moving average pollutant concentrations; St Louis ICD Study, 2001–02

Pollutant IQR Moving average No. subjects No. VAs Odds ratio 95% CI
Elemental carbon 0.6 µg/m3 6 h 52 116 1.02 0.79 to 1.33
0.6 µg/m3 12 h 50 113 1.16 0.91 to 1.48
0.5 µg/m3 24 h 51 118 1.18 0.93 to 1.50
0.5 µg/m3 48 h 52 118 1.15 0.85 to 1.54
Nitrogen dioxide 10 ppb 6 h 55 138 1.10 0.79 to 1.55
9 ppb 12 h 55 135 1.18 0.85 to 1.65
6 ppb 24 h 55 134 1.22 0.94 to 1.60
5 ppb 48 h 55 127 1.07 0.79 to 1.44
Sulphur dioxide 4 ppb 6 h 55 138 1.04 0.96 to 1.12
5 ppb 12 h 55 137 1.17 1.04 to 1.30
5 ppb 24 h 55 136 1.24 1.07 to 1.44
4 ppb 48 h 55 133 1.15 1.00 to 1.34

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