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Table 1 Data for ambient air pollutants, weather conditions, and COPD-related deaths in Chengdu from 2015 to 2018

From: Effects of short-term exposure to ambient airborne pollutants on COPD-related mortality among the elderly residents of Chengdu city in Southwest China

 

Mean

SD

Min.

25%

50%

75%

Max.

IQR

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

58.7

38.9

8.0

31.0

47.0

74.0

254.0

43.0

SO2 (μg/m3)

14.5

6.3

4.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

41.0

8.0

NO2 (μg/m3)

40.5

13.1

13.0

31.0

38.0

49.0

92.0

18.0

CO (mg/m3)

0.9

0.3

0.4

0.7

0.9

1.1

2.2

0.4

O3-8h (μg/m3)

98.8

51.8

11.0

59.0

88.0

137.0

279.0

78.0

Temperature (°C)

16.7

7.3

− 1.9

9.9

17.3

23.0

29.8

13.1

RH (%)

80.8

8.9

41.0

75.0

81.0

88.0

99.0

13.0

COPD-related deaths

41.8

14.9

14.0

32.0

38.0

49.0

114.0

17.0

Age group (year)

 60–69

4.5

2.5

0

3.0

4.0

6.0

16.0

3.0

 70–79

11.6

5.0

1.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

37.0

6.0

 80–89

19.0

7.5

4.0

14.0

18.0

23.0

60.0

9.0

 ≥ 90

6.7

3.5

0

4.0

6.0

9.0

22.0

5.0

Gender

 Male

23.1

8.8

7.0

17.0

21.0

27.0

62.0

10.0

 Female

18.7

7.5

4.0

13.0

17.0

23.0

61.0

10.0

Marital status

 Married

21.9

8.4

5.0

16.0

20.0

26.0

62.0

10.0

 Alternative statuses a

19.9

7.9

4.0

14.0

19.0

24.0

55.0

10.0

  1. Abbreviations: PM2.5 particulate matter < 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter, SO2 sulfur dioxide, NO2 nitrogen dioxide, CO carbon monoxide, O3-8h daily 8-h mean concentration of ozone, RH relative humidity, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range
  2. aAlternative marital statuses include widowed, divorced, and never married