Outdoor Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Diseases in Lebanon: A Case-Control Study
Table 3
Exposure to outdoor air pollution and CVD.
Variable
Controls = 219 (%)
Cases = 121 (%)
OR (95% CI)
Highway proximitya
>100 m
128 (58.4)
47 (38.8)
<100 m
91 (41.6)
74 (61.2)
2.21 (1.40–3.48)
Living duration near highwayb
Never
143 (65.3)
53 (4.38)
1.00
1 to 14 years
18 (8.2)
11 (9.1)
1.14 (0.73–3.72)
15 to 30 years
26 (11.9)
28 (23.1)
1.51 (1.12–4.28)
31 years or more
32 (14.6)
29 (24.0)
2.28 (1.62–5.77)
Local diesel generator proximityc
No
166 (75.8)
61 (50.4)
Yes
53 (24.2)
60 (49.6)
3.08 (1.92–4.93)
Living duration near local diesel generatord
Never
166 (75.8)
61 (50.4)
1.00
1 to 10 years
28 (12.8)
29 (24.0)
2.81 (1.55–5.11)
11 years and more
25 (11.4)
31 (25.6)
3.37 (1.84–6.16)
Are you living near a busy highway?; duration of living near a busy highway; Are you living close to local diesel generator?; dduration of living close to local diesel generator; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.