Table 3

Relative odds of acute myocardial infarction among cases and controls (n = 14 842)

Odds ratio* (95% CI)
Traffic particlesCumulative traffic
Model
    Adjusted for matching factors1.14 (1.09 to 1.21)
    Fully adjusted†1.10 (1.04 to 1.16)
    Fully adjusted†+cumulative traffic1.09 (1.03 to 1.15)1.05 (1.02 to 1.07)
Sensitivity analysis adjusting for spatial dependence‡
    Block group
        Adjusted for matching factors1.21 (1.08 to 1.35)
        Fully adjusted†1.16 (1.03 to 1.30)
        Fully adjusted†+cumulative traffic1.14 (1.01 to 1.27)1.06 (1.03 to 1.09)
    Census tract
        Adjusted for matching factors1.07 (0.93 to 1.23)
        Fully adjusted†1.04 (0.91 to 1.20)
        Fully adjusted†+cumulative traffic1.01 (0.88 to 1.16)1.06 (1.03 to 1.10)
  • *Per interquartile range change in natural log predicted traffic particles (1E-5 m−1) and natural log of cumulative traffic within 100 m buffer of residence.

  • †Adjusted for age, section of study area, sex, percentage block group residents living below the poverty line, and PM2.5 point source emissions density.

  • ‡Block groups or census tracts included as random intercepts.