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Table 5 Associations between PM 2.5 , EC and OC and vascular responses

From: PM2.5-induced cardiovascular dysregulation in rats is associated with elemental carbon and temperature-resolved carbon subfractions

Response

Study

Component

Change per IQR

SEM

p-value

Change per 1 μg/m3 CI (lower, upper)

MAP

1

PM2.5

0.576

0.897

0.521

--

  

EC

2.894

0.536

<.0001

10.76, 15.64

  

OC

-1.555

0.824

0.061

--

 

2

PM2.5

3.183

0.827

0.000

0.775, 0.779

  

EC

2.000

0.795

0.013

3.4, 7.8

  

OC

1.099

0.573

0.056

--

 

3

PM2.5

-0.661

0.604

0.276

--

  

EC

0.369

0.411

0.370

--

  

OC

-0.517

0.648

0.426

--

 

4

PM2.5

-0.377

0.555

0.498

--

  

EC

0.893

0.521

0.088

--

  

OC

0.876

0.473

0.065

--

Systolic

1

PM2.5

0.454

0.992

0.647

--

  

EC

3.219

0.594

<.0001

11.9, 17.3

  

OC

-1.864

0.912

0.042

-2.5, -0.88

 

2

PM2.5

3.392

0.903

0.000

0.825, 0.830

  

EC

2.448

0.856

0.005

4.55, 9.45

  

OC

1.208

0.620

0.053

--

 

3

PM2.5

-0.268

0.673

0.690

--

  

EC

0.986

0.453

0.031

1.6, 4.4

  

OC

-1.462

0.715

0.042

-1.64, -0.55

 

4

PM2.5

0.027

0.586

0.963

--

  

EC

1.156

0.548

0.036

2.61, 7.38

  

OC

0.532

0.502

0.290

--

Diastolic

1

PM2.5

0.767

0.826

0.354

--

  

EC

2.720

0.492

<.0001

10.16, 14.64

  

OC

-1.324

0.760

0.083

--

 

2

PM2.5

3.071

0.788

0.000

0.747, 0.751

  

EC

1.979

0.766

0.010

3.51, 7.89

  

OC

1.181

0.552

0.033

0.727, 2.07

 

3

PM2.5

-0.772

0.584

0.187

--

  

EC

0.258

0.398

0.517

--

  

OC

-0.097

0.628

0.878

--

 

4

PM2.5

-0.404

0.569

0.479

--

  

EC

1.195

0.523

0.023

2.93, 7.47

  

OC

1.320

0.473

0.006

1.16, 2.44

  1. Data are expressed as change in mean (MAP), systolic and diastolic pressures (mmHg) per IQR of pollutant, and per change in 1 μg/m3 of pollutant.