Estimated effects of the geochemical covariates on the incidence of the first AMI among 35–74 year old Finnish men in 1983, 1988, and 1993 (pooled data)
| Element | Posterior mean | 95% HDR (high density region) |
|---|---|---|
| *Statistically significant effect. For example, one unit increment of Cu on average increases the AMI risk by 4% (posterior mean = 0.0401). | ||
| Total water hardness (°dH)* | −0.0097 | −0.0214 to −0.0003 |
| Zn (μg/l) | −0.0007 | −0.0061 to 0.0048 |
| Al (μg/l) | −0.0003 | −0.0007 to 0.0002 |
| Cu (μg/l) | 0.0401 | −0.0653 to 0.1477 |
| F− (mg/l) | −0.0317 | −0.1453 to 0.0899 |
| Fe (mg/l) | 0.1015 | −0.1298 to 0.3176 |
| NO3− (mg/l) | 0.0006 | −0.0004 to 0.0016 |