Table 1

Meta-analytic summary estimates by cause of death

Cause of deathStudy citationNumber of estimatesHR (95% CI)I2 (%)*
All year
 All causes9 15 29 30 34 367†0.96 (0.92 to 1.00)81
 Cardiovascular9 12 32 365†0.98 (0.93 to 1.04)55
 Ischaemic heart disease9 29 3631.00 (0.92 to 1.09)72
 Cardiopulmonary15 29 304†0.98 (0.90 to 1.07)59
 Respiratory9 10 3630.94 (0.81 to 1.10)84
 Lung cancer9 15 29 30 366†0.95 (0.83 to 1.08)55
Warm season/peak ozone
 All causes29 34 36 3741.00 (0.99 to 1.02)46
 Cardiovascular26 36 3731.01 (1.00 to 1.02)0
 Respiratory26 36 3731.03 (1.01 to 1.05)0
  • HRs expressed per 10 ppb increase in O3.

  • *I2 statistic.

  • †Separate estimates for male and female members of AHSMOG cohort; hence, number of cohorts is one less that the number of estimates in the meta-analysis.