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Table 2 The 24-h mean concentrations of outdoor and indoor air pollutants and meteorological parameters during the study period

From: Acute effects of air pollutants on pulmonary function among students: a panel study in an isolated island

 

n

Mean

SD

Minimum

Median

Maximum

IQR

Outdoor air pollutants

 PM2.5 (μg/m3)

29

30.9

12.5

13.7

30.6

61.6

18.4

 PM10-2.5 (μg/m3)

29

22.7

15.4

6.0

16.2

54.2

24.2

 BC (μg/m3)

29

0.55

0.22

0.26

0.49

1.25

0.23

 O3 (ppb)

21

44.6

10.3

25.7

46.1

58.5

20.8

 NO2 (ppb)

21

9.2

3.8

4.2

8.6

16.7

6.3

Indoor air pollutants

 PM2.5 (μg/m3)

29

17.0

9.6

3.7

16.5

39.3

12.6

 O3 (ppb)

21

15.9

7.5

1.9

16.2

30.0

11.0

 NO2 (ppb)

21

6.3

3.0

2.2

5.8

15.3

4.2

Meteorological parameters

 Temperature (°C)

29

20.2

2.1

15.8

19.8

23.9

3.6

 Relative humidity (%)

29

71.5

11.1

52.0

69.0

92.0

15.5

  1. SD standard deviation; IQR interquartile range; PM 2.5 particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm in diameter; PM 10-2.5 particulate matter between 2.5 and 10 μm in diameter; BC black carbon; O 3 ozone; NO 2 nitrogen dioxide