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Table 2 Estimated associations of an increase in the IQR for annual average air pollution exposure and serum vitamin D level or the presence of vitamin D deficiency in the total sample

From: Associations between ambient air pollution, obesity, and serum vitamin D status in the general population of Korean adults

 

Serum vitamin D (25(OH)D) level

Presence of vitamin D deficiency

Crude

Adjusted model

Crude

Adjusted model

β (95% CI)

p-value

β (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Total (n = 30,242)

 PM10 (μg/m3)

–0.02 (-0.03, -0.01)

0.02

–0.02 (-0.03, -0.01)

0.004

1.10 (1.06, 1.14)

 < 0.0001

1.09 (1.04, 1.14)

 < 0.0001

 NO2 (ppb)

–0.20 (-0.21, -0.19)

 < 0.0001

–0.13 (-0.15, -0.11)

 < 0.0001

1.59 (1.53, 1.66)

 < 0.0001

1.47 (1.38, 1.56)

 < 0.0001

 CO (ppm)

–0.04 (-0.05, -0.03)

 < 0.0001

–0.04 (-0.05, -0.03)

 < 0.0001

1.16 (1.12, 1.19)

 < 0.0001

1.16 (1.12, 1.20)

 < 0.0001

Women (n = 17,172)

 PM10 (μg/m3)

–0.04 (-0.06, -0.02)

 < 0.0001

–0.04 (-0.06, -0.02)

 < 0.0001

1.15 (1.10, 1.21)

 < 0.0001

1.15 (1.09, 1.21)

 < 0.0001

 NO2 (ppb)

–0.18 (-0.20, -0.16)

 < 0.0001

–0.12 (-0.14, -0.10)

 < 0.0001

1.556 (1.48, 1.64)

 < 0.0001

1.41 (1.31, 1.53)

 < 0.0001

 CO (ppm)

–0.06 (-0.07, -0.05)

 < 0.0001

–0.06 (-0.07, -0.05)

 < 0.0001

1.19 (1.14, 1.24)

 < 0.0001

1.18 (1.14, 1.23)

 < 0.0001

Men (n = 13,070)

 PM10 (μg/m3)

0.002 (0.000, 0.004)

0.049

0.009 (-0.01, 0.03)

0.41

1.02 (0.97, 1.09)

0.42

1.01 (0.94, 1.08)

0.89

 NO2 (ppb)

–0.23 (-0.25, -0.21)

 < 0.0001

–0.14 (-0.18, -0.10)

 < 0.0001

1.70 (1.59, 1.82)

 < 0.0001

1.56 (1.41, 1.72)

 < 0.0001

 CO (ppm)

–0.01 (-0.02, 0.01)

0.19

–0.02 (-0.04, -0.004)

0.037

1.12 (1.06, 1.17)

 < 0.0001

1.12 (1.06, 1.18)

 < 0.0001

  1. The ORs and 95% CIs for each air pollutant were scaled to the IQR for each pollutant: 9 μg/m3 for PM10, 11 ppb for NO2, and 0.1 ppm for CO
  2. The adjusted model was adjusted for demographic variables including age, sex, education level, household income, survey period, residential region (urban vs rural), smoking status, alcohol consumption, moderate physical activity, and body mass index
  3. IQR Interquartile range, SE Standard error, OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, PM10 Particulate matter < 10 μm in diameter, NO2 Nitrogen dioxide, CO Carbon monoxide