Relationship between Asian Dust and Myocardial Infarction when Background Factors Are Combined (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Relationship between Asian Dust and Myocardial Infarction when Background Factors Are Combined

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Adjusted for Asian dust, temperature, and humidity on the day of and 2 to 5 days before myocardial infarction. Odds ratio 2.45, 95 percent confidence interval 1.14 - 5.27. Please note that scoring by background factor was developed for this research project and it is necessary to conduct a separate verification.

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Dr. Sunao Kojima

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