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258<br />

Excess risk estimate (%)<br />

50<br />

45<br />

40<br />

35<br />

30<br />

25<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

5<br />

0<br />

–5<br />

–10<br />

–15<br />

–20<br />

Total mortality<br />

PM 10<br />

AIR QUALITY GUIDELINES<br />

Fig. 1. Excess risk estimates for total non-accidental, cardiovascular and<br />

respiratory mortality in multi-pollutant (No. 1–4 below) and single-pollutant models<br />

for Canadian and United States studies<br />

Cardiovascular<br />

mortality<br />

Table 3. Summary relative risk estimates (and 95% confidence intervals) for<br />

a 10-μg/m 3 increase in pollutant for all-cause and cause-specific mortality<br />

Outcome/disease<br />

All-cause<br />

Respiratory<br />

Cardiovascular<br />

2<br />

4<br />

3<br />

1<br />

Age<br />

7<br />

6<br />

5 8<br />

All ages<br />

All ages<br />

All ages<br />

11<br />

10<br />

9<br />

PM10<br />

1.006<br />

(1.004–1.008)<br />

33 b<br />

1.013<br />

(1.005–1.020)<br />

18<br />

1.009<br />

(1.005–1.013)<br />

17<br />

a NA = insufficient numbers available for meta-analysis (

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