Table 7

Pooled estimates for the increase in the total daily number of deaths associated with black smoke (BS) increase of 10 μg/m3 (average of lags 0 and 1) adjusting alternatively for other pollutants in two pollutant models

BS95% CI+SO295% CI+O395% CI+NO295% CI+CO95% CI+PM1095% CI
*Random effect model. †Fixed effect model.
Cardiac1.1*0.4 to 1.80.6†0.2 to 1.11.1*0.4 to 1.70.7*−1.0 to 2.41.2†0.5 to 1.91.6*−0.3 to 3.5
Cardiac over 65 years1.3*0.4 to 2.21.2*−1.1 to 3.61.3*−0.1 to 2.70.5*−1.6 to 2.61.6†0.7 to 2.41.5*0.3 to 2.7
IHD over 65 years1.1†0.7 to 1.50.8†0.3 to 1.41.1†0.7 to 1.60.3†−0.2 to 0.90.9†0.3 to 1.50.8*−1.1 to 2.7