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Table 3 Correlation coefficient (p value) for environmental factors

From: Association of airborne particles, protein, and endotoxin with emergency department visits for asthma in Kyoto, Japan

  Fine particles Protein (fine particles) Endotoxin (fine particles) Coarse particles Protein (coarse particles) Endotoxin (coarse particles) Temperature Relative humidity Wind speed Air pressure
Fine particles 1.00          
Protein (fine particles) 0.654 (< 0.001) 1.00         
Endotoxin (fine particles) 0.212 (0.064) 0.331 (0.003) 1.00        
Coarse particles 0.551 (< 0.001) 0.175 (0.128) 0.134 (0.246) 1.00       
Protein (coarse particles) 0.233 (0.041) 0.169 (0.142) 0.045 (0.695) 0.357 (0.001) 1.00      
Endotoxin (coarse particles) − 0.104 (0.367) − 0.085 (0.465) 0.474 (< 0.001) 0.187 (0.103) 0.498 (< 0.001) 1.00     
Temperature 0.015 (0.897) − 0.045 (0.698) 0.218 (0.057) 0.244 (0.032) 0.592 (< 0.001) 0.633 (< 0.001) 1.00    
Relative humidity − 0.548 (< 0.001) − 0.516 (< 0.001) − 0.523 (< 0.001) − 0.187 (0.103) 0.015 (0.897) − 0.006 (0.960) − 0.033 (0.779) 1.00   
Wind speed 0.026 (0.822) 0.037 (0.750) 0.088 (0.445) 0.020 (0.860) 0.104 (0.366) 0.081 (0.485) 0.082 (0.476) − 0.367 (0.001) 1.00  
Air pressure 0.043 (0.709) 0.176 (0.126) − 0.102 (0.378) − 0.135 (0.240) − 0.567 (< 0.001) − 0.463 (< 0.001) − 0.511 (< 0.001) 0.008 (0.944) − 0.294 (0.009) 1.00
  1. Correlation coefficient (p value) was calculated with the weekly levels of airborne particles, protein, endotoxin, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and air pressure. Statistically significant, p < 0.05