PM10 | PM2.5–10 | PM2.5 | PM1 | PNC | |||||||
β | SEM | β | SEM | β | SEM | β | SEM | β | SEM | ||
Morning PEF deviation L·min−1 | Lag0 | 0.67 | 0.31 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.45 | 0.37 | 0.13 | 0.36 | −0.10 | 0.30 |
lag 1 | −0.12 | 0.31 | 0.15 | 0.32 | −0.40 | 0.37 | −0.47 | 0.35 | −0.77 | 0.30 | |
lag 2 | 0.07 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.31 | −0.08 | 0.36 | −0.14 | 0.35 | 0.11 | 0.32 | |
lag 3 | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.64 | 0.34 | −0.01 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.35 | −0.24 | 0.33 | |
5‐d ave | 1.74 | 0.60 | 1.42 | 0.44 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.38 | 0.60 | −0.98 | 0.59 | |
Afernoon PEF deviation L·min−1 | lag 0 | 0.05 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.30 | −0.18 | 0.40 | −0.52 | 0.38 | −0.66 | 0.33 |
lag 1 | 0.49 | 0.30 | 0.47 | 0.30 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.36 | −0.03 | 0.34 | |
lag 2 | 0.09 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.30 | −0.12 | 0.37 | −0.37 | 0.36 | −0.81 | 0.36 | |
lag 3 | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.08 | 0.36 | 0.15 | 0.40 | −0.01 | 0.38 | −0.29 | 0.35 | |
5‐d ave | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.20 | 0.45 | −0.43 | 0.51 | −1.92 | 0.59 | |
Evening PEF deviation L·min−1 | lag 0 | 0.50 | 0.33 | 0.73 | 0.32 | 0.09 | 0.40 | −0.22 | 0.40 | −0.92 | 0.35 |
lag 1 | 0.58 | 0.34 | 0.62 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.11 | 0.36 | |
lag 2 | 0.18 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.07 | 0.41 | −0.33 | 0.39 | 0.09 | 0.36 | |
lag 3 | −0.52 | 0.37 | −0.49 | 0.39 | −0.54 | 0.41 | −0.74 | 0.38 | −0.80 | 0.35 | |
5‐d ave | 0.97 | 0.73 | 0.84 | 0.62 | 0.14 | 0.57 | 0.02 | 0.69 | −1.48 | 0.73 | |
Asthma symptom prevalence % | lag 0 | 0.001 | 0.004 | −0.003 | 0.004 | 0.007 | 0.005 | 0.006 | 0.005 | 0.002 | 0.004 |
lag 1 | −0.002 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | −0.007 | 0.005 | −0.006 | 0.005 | −0.003 | 0.004 | |
lag 2 | 0.003 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.005 | −0.001 | 0.005 | −0.002 | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.005 | |
lag 3 | −0.008 | 0.005 | −0.004 | 0.005 | −0.008 | 0.005 | −0.008 | 0.005 | −0.001 | 0.005 | |
5‐d ave | −0.008 | 0.010 | −0.002 | 0.007 | −0.004 | 0.007 | 0.000 | 0.008 | 0.000 | 0.009 | |
Cough prevalence % | lag 0 | 0.003 | 0.004 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.003 | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.004 |
lag 1 | −0.007 | 0.004 | −0.006 | 0.004 | −0.007 | 0.005 | −0.003 | 0.004 | −0.001 | 0.004 | |
lag 2 | −0.007 | 0.004 | −0.008 | 0.004 | −0.007 | 0.005 | −0.006 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | |
lag 3 | −0.002 | 0.004 | −0.003 | 0.004 | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.002 | 0.004 | |
5‐d ave | −0.010 | 0.010 | −0.010 | 0.007 | −0.004 | 0.007 | 0.005 | 0.009 | 0.012 | 0.010 | |
Bronchodilator use doses·person−1·day−1 | lag 0 | −0.028 | 0.025 | −0.041 | 0.027 | −0.014 | 0.030 | −0.011 | 0.027 | −0.013 | 0.023 |
lag 1 | −0.002 | 0.026 | −0.035 | 0.026 | 0.031 | 0.031 | 0.008 | 0.028 | 0.020 | 0.023 | |
lag 2 | −0.046 | 0.026 | −0.032 | 0.028 | −0.055 | 0.029 | −0.016 | 0.029 | −0.017 | 0.023 | |
lag 3 | 0.058 | 0.027 | 0.048 | 0.030 | 0.043 | 0.030 | 0.014 | 0.028 | −0.009 | 0.024 | |
5‐d ave | −0.025 | 0.070 | −0.031 | 0.053 | 0.018 | 0.052 | -0.027 | 0.062 | -0.029 | 0.059 |
The models are adjusted for long term time trend, temperature, relative humidity, weekend effect and autocorrelation
PM1: particle mass concentration <1 μm
PM2.5: particle mass concentration <2.5 μm
PM10: particle mass concentration <10 μm
PM2.5–10: coarse particle mass (PM10–PM2.5)
PNC: daily mean particle number concentration
PEF: peat expiratory flow
β: regression coefficiant (calculated for interquartile range of pollutant)
5‐d ave: S day avarage
p<0.05
p<0.01.