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TABLE 1 Ranges of radon estimates in the school environment ( pCi / L )
Exposure window |
Radon estimates |
1 month moving average |
0.96 – 1.71 |
5 month moving average |
1.02 – 1.77 |
7 month moving average |
1.04 – 1.78 |
12 month moving average |
1.01 – 1.73 |
24 month moving average |
1.03 – 1.70 |
< p 0.01 .
** < p 0.05
*
Note : Logistic regression analysis adjusted for age , race , cohort , and year . Data are presented as odds ratio and 95 % confidence interval .
Abbreviation : pCi / L , picocuries per liter of air .
1.01 ( 0.61 – 1.66 ) 0.96 ( 0.61 – 1.51 ) 1.12 ( 0.74 – 1.70 ) 1.18 ( 0.78 – 1.78 ) 1.02 ( 0.66 – 1.57 )
3228 Nocturnal cough
Nighttime difficulty breathing� 3188
TABLE 2
1.02 ( 0.51 – 2.02 ) 1.03 ( 0.55 – 1.92 ) 1.21 ( 0.68 – 2.14 ) 1.23 ( 0.70 – 2.18 ) 1.08 ( 0.60 – 1.95 )
1.19 ( 0.70 – 2.02 ) 1.16 ( 0.72 – 1.88 ) 1.40 ( 0.90 – 2.18 ) 1.46 ( 0.94 – 2.26 ) 1.27 ( 0.81 – 2.01 )
3192 Noisy breathing
1.72 ( 0.99 – 3.00 ) 1.65 ( 1.00 – 2.73 )
** ) 99 . 21 . 19 –( 1 . 89
** ) 11 . 31 . 25 –( 1 . 97
* ) 99 . 21 . 16 –( 1 . 86 3242
Asthma diagnosis
Radon exposure duration� N 1 month moving average�5 month moving average�7 month moving average�12 month moving average�24 month moving average
Radon exposure and respiratory outcomes
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