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Table 2 Flow cytometry analysis of the association between PM10 exposure (Day −1) and cell-specific EV count, after adjustments for age, sex, BMI, smoking status, and apparent temperature

From: Extracellular vesicle-packaged miRNA release after short-term exposure to particulate matter is associated with increased coagulation

EV type

Δ%a

95% CI

P

CD61+ (platelets)

5.27

1.91; 8.73

0.0020

CD66+ (neutrophils)

1.94

−0.59; 4.54

0.1351

EpCAM+ (epithelium)

2.97

0.10; 5.93

0.0430

CD105+ (endothelium)

2.05

−0.22; 4.38

0.0776

CD14+ (macrophages/monocytes)

4.68

1.58; 7.87

0.0030

  1. aΔ% = (exp (β*10)-1)*100, percentage increase in EV count for each 10-μg/m3 increase in PM10 concentration