Short-term effects of air pollution on oxygen saturation in a cohort of senior adults in Steubenville, Ohio.
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SUBMITTER: Luttmann-Gibson H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3987810 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
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Short-term effects of air pollution on oxygen saturation in a cohort of senior adults in Steubenville, Ohio.
Luttmann-Gibson Heike H Sarnat Stefanie Ebelt SE Suh Helen H HH Coull Brent A BA Schwartz Joel J Zanobetti Antonella A Gold Diane R DR
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 20140201 2
<h4>Objective</h4>We examine whether ambient air pollution is associated with oxygen saturation in 32 elderly subjects in Steubenville, Ohio.<h4>Methods</h4>We used linear mixed models to examine the effects of fine particulate matter less than 2.5 μm (PM(2.5)), sulfate (SO(4)(-2)), elemental carbon, and gases on median oxygen saturation.<h4>Results</h4>An interquartile range increase of 13.4 μg/m in PM(2.5) on the previous day was associated with a decrease of -0.18% (95% confidence interval: - ...[more]
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