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Table 3 Adjusteda hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for all-cause and cancer-specific mortalities associated with a 1-standard deviation (SD) increase in air pollutant exposureb

From: Air pollution and survival in patients with malignant mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer: a follow-up study of 1591 patients in South Korea

Air pollutant

Malignant mesothelioma (n = 593)

Lung cancer (n = 998)

All-cause mortality

HR (95% CI)

Cancer-specific mortality

HR (95% CI)

All-cause mortality

HR (95% CI)

Cancer-specific mortality

HR (95% CI)

SO2

1.45 (1.32, 1.60)

1.45 (1.32, 1.60)

1.47 (1.31, 1.64)

1.48 (1.33, 1.66)

CO

1.30 (1.15, 1.47)

1.28 (1.13, 1.45)

1.24 (1.11, 1.39)

1.26 (1.13, 1.41)

NO2

1.19 (1.07, 1.33)

1.17 (1.05, 1.31)

1.28 (1.15, 1.43)

1.29 (1.16, 1.44)

PM10

1.52 (1.33, 1.74)

1.47 (1.28, 1.68)

2.11 (1.85, 2.42)

2.13 (1.86, 2.44)

PM2.5

1.70 (1.44, 2.00)

1.65 (1.40, 1.95)

1.96 (1.71, 2.25)

1.99 (1.74, 2.28)

  1. aModels were adjusted for age at diagnosis, sex, smoking status, cancer cell type, type of treatment, asbestos exposure modalities, and month of diagnosis.
  2. bSD values: For malignant mesothelioma, 1.51 ppb (SO2), 102.20 ppb (CO), 7.33 ppb (NO2), 9.24 µg/m3 (PM10), and 4.76 µg/m3 (PM2.5). For lung cancer, 1.01 ppb (SO2), 79.51 ppb (CO), 5.86 ppb (NO2), 7.43 µg/m3 (PM10), and 4.38 µg/m3 (PM2.5).