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Table 5 Asthma and traffic at workplace address and during daily activities

From: Adult asthma and traffic exposure at residential address, workplace address, and self-reported daily time outdoor in traffic: A two-stage case-control study

The 2ndsurvey

WORKPLACE ADDRESS

 

n

Asthma n (%)

Asthma (OR)1

Asthma Symptoms. n (%)

Asthma Symptoms (OR)1

Self-reported Heaviest road <50 m

0-1 cars/min

601

144 (24.0)

1.0

80 (13.4)

1.0

 

2-5 cars/min

571

132 (23.1)

1.1 (0.80-1.5)

79 (14.0)

0.95 (0.66-1.4)

 

6-10 cars/min

351

75 (21.4)

1.2 (0.79-1.7)

49 (14.0)

1.2 (0.76-1.8)

 

> 10 cars/min

606

147 (24.3)

1.2 (0.73-1.9)

96 (15.9)

0.79 (0.42-1.5)

 

Workplace varies

214

50 (23.4)

1.5 (0.93-2.7)

34 (16.0)

1.2 (0.72-2.1)

GIS Heaviest road <50 m

no heavy road

161

36 (22.4)

1.0

21 (13.2)

1.0

 

< 2 cars/min

267

61 (22.8)

1.0 (0.62-1.7)

34 (12.7)

1.1 (0.55-2.1)

 

2-5 cars/min

673

149 (22.1)

0.91 (0.57-1.4)

94 (14.0)

1.2 (0.65-2.1)

 

6-10 cars/min

407

83 (20.4)

0.92 (0.56-1.5)

45 (11.1)

1.1 (0.58-2.0)

 

> 10 cars/min

326

78 (23.9)

1.0 (0.62-1.7)

51 (15.7)

1.4 (0.72-2.6)

GIS Heaviest road <100 m

no heavy road

527

126 (23.9)

1.0

74 (14.1)

1.0

 

< 2 cars/min

327

76 (23.2)

0.88 (0.61-1.3)

41 (12.5)

0.79 (0.49-1.3)

 

2-5 cars/min

509

102 (20.0)

0.85 (0.61-1.2)

67 (13.2)

0.97 (0.65-1.5)

 

6-10 cars/min

277

58 (20.9)

0.98 (0.66-1.5)

35 (12.7)

1.2 (0.74-1.9)

 

> 10 cars/min

194

45 (23.2)

0.99 (0.63-1.5)

28 (14.5)

1.2 (0.72-2.1)

GIS Heaviest road <250 m

no heavy road

161

36 (22.4)

1.0

21 (13.2)

1.0

 

< 2 cars/min

267

61 (22.8)

1.0 (0.62-1.8)

34 (12.7)

1.1 (0.55-2.1)

 

2-5 cars/min

673

149 (22.1)

0.91 (0.57-1.4)

94 (14.0)

1.2 (0.65-2.1)

 

6-10 cars/min

407

83 (20.4)

0.92 (0.56-1.5)

45 (11.1)

1.1 (0.58-2.0)

 

> 10 cars/min

326

78 (23.9)

1.0 (0.62-1.7)

51 (15.7)

1.4 (0.72-2.6)

GIS NOx (μg/m3) (250 × 250 m)

0-8

558

129 (23.1)

1.0

70 (12.6)

1.0

 

8-11

163

34 (20.9)

0.88 (0.55-1.4)

23 (14.1)

1.1 (0.65-2.0)

 

11-14

455

94 (20.7)

0.91 (0.65-1.3)

56 (12.4)

0.99 (0.64-1.5)

 

14-19

227

48 (21.1)

1.0 (0.68-1.5)

27 (11.9)

1.2 (0.71-2.0)

 

> 19

431

102 (23.7)

0.98 (0.70-1.4)

69 (16.1)

1.3 (0.88-2.0)

DAILY ACTIVITIES

 

n

Asthma n (%)

Asthma (OR) 1

Asthma symptoms n (%)

Asthma Symptoms n (%)

Time outdoor in traffic/day

0-30 min

622

134 (21.5)

1.0

79 (12.8)

1.0

 

30 min-1 h

1066

248 (23.3)

1.1 (0.8-1.4)

159 (15.1)

1.2 (0.83-1.7)

 

1-2 h

715

194 (27.1)

1.1 (0.8-1.5)

121 (17.0)

1.4 (0.91-2.0)

 

> 2 h

453

121 (26.7)

1.0 (0.7-1.4)

92 (20.4)

1.3 (0.83-2.0)

Commuting time to work

< 15 min

881

211 (24.0)

1.0

117 (13.4)

1.0

 

15-30 min

915

207 (22.6)

0.90 (0.70-1.1)

140 (15.4)

1.1 (0.84-1.5)

 

30 min-1 h

408

99 (24.3)

1.0 (0.73-1.4)

60 (14.8)

1.2 (0.78-1.7)

 

> 1 h

129

29 (22.5)

0.77 (0.45-1.33)

18 (14.2)

0.92 (0.47-1.8)

  1. 1Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, socio-economy, smoking, and occupational exposure. [OR(95%CI)]