Table 3

Estimated change in PEFR by lag: all schools together, according to site of air pollution monitor (community or local)

PollutantLag 0Lag 1Lag 2Mean (0–4)
Results expressed as estimate (95% CI).
In addition to pollutant, the individual regression models included the following predictors: 24 hour average outside temperature; date.
Mean (0–4) is five day average.
NA, not available as SO42− was not locally measured.
NO2 24 h ave.
    Community0.01 (−0.06 to 0.09)0.01 (−0.05 to 0.08)0.03 (−0.04 to 0.10)0.11 (−0.04 to 0.25)
    Local0.02 (−0.05 to 0.09)0.03 (−0.04 to 0.10)−0.03 (−0.10 to 0.04)−0.01 (−0.15 to 0.13)
NO2 1 h max.
    Community0.03 (−0.01 to 0.08)0.00 (−0.04 to 0.04)0.01 (−0.04 to 0.06)0.13 (0.02 to 0.24)
    Local0.02 (−0.02 to 0.05)0.02 (−0.01 to 0.06)0.00 (−0.04 to 0.04)0.04 (−0.05 to 0.13)
O3 1 h max.
    Community0.01 (−0.05 to 0.06)0.01 (−0.04 to 0.06)−0.01 (−0.06 to 0.03)−0.03 (−0.12 to 0.06)
    Local0.01 (−0.05 to 0.07)0.01 (−0.05 to 0.06)−0.01 (−0.06 to 0.05)−0.01 (−0.11 to 0.08)
O3 8 h mma
    Community0.01 (−0.05 to 0.07)0.01 (−0.05 to 0.07)0.00 (−0.05 to 0.05)−0.04 (−0.15 to 0.06)
    Local0.03 (−0.04 to 0.09)0.00 (−0.06 to 0.06)0.02 (−0.04 to 0.08)−0.01 (−0.11 to 0.09)
SO2 24 h ave.
    Community0.05 (−0.05 to 0.16)−0.04 (−0.13 to 0.06)−0.08 (−0.19 to 0.04)−0.23 (−0.65 to 0.18)
    Local−0.01 (−0.10 to 0.07)0.02 (−0.05 to 0.10)−0.09 (−0.18 to 0.01)−0.09 (−0.25 to 0.07)
SO42− 24 h ave.
    Community−0.30 (−0.84 to 0.23)−0.23 (−0.80 to 0.34)0.18 (−0.27 to 0.63)0.15 (−0.76 to 1.05)
    LocalNANANANA
PM10 24 h ave.
    Community−0.04 (−0.11 to 0.03)0.03 (−0.04 to 0.05)−0.01 (−0.07 to 0.05)−0.10 (−0.25 to 0.05)
    Local−0.01 (−0.06 to 0.03)0.04 (0.01 to 0.08)0.01 (−0.04 to 0.05)0.04 (−0.05 to 0.13)