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Table 1 Air pollution and meteorological data in Ningbo, China (2014–2016)

From: Association between ambient air pollutants and preterm birth in Ningbo, China: a time-series study

 

Mean ± SD

Minimum

P25

P50

P75

IQR

Maximum

ALL year

Cold Perioda

Warm Period

Air pollutants

 SO2 (μg/m3)

16.56 ± 9.05

18.91 ± 10.25

14.25 ± 6.97

5.90

10.53

13.70

19.09

8.56

74.08

 NO2 (μg/m3)

40.50 ± 16.88

49.85 ± 15.99

31.28 ± 11.94

5.59

28.00

37.38

51.34

23.34

115.00

 PM10 (μg/m3)

69.69 ± 38.37

87.03 ± 41.75

52.60 ± 24.85

10.18

42.90

60.20

85.31

42.41

287.10

 PM2.5 (μg/m3)

43.73 ± 26.26

55.64 ± 29.38

31.99 ± 15.55

4.24

25.50

37.38

54.11

28.62

196.93

 O3 (μg/m3)

64.33 ± 29.71

53.46 ± 25.07

75.05 ± 30.05

8.17

42.99

61.96

83.02

40.03

244.30

 CO (mg/m3)

1.06 ± 0.35

1.13 ± 0.39

0.99 ± 0.28

0.04

0.88

1.00

1.19

0.31

2.92

Meteorology

 Temperature (°C)

17.42 ± 8.10

10.64 ± 5.17

24.10 ± 3.76

−4.47

10.23

18.69

23.94

13.71

32.25

 Relative Humidity (%)

76.8 ± 11.80

74.29 ± 13.38

79.19 ± 9.33

32.96

69.82

77.81

85.47

15.65

97.60

  1. PM2.5: particulate matter less than 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter, PM10: particulate matter less than 10 μm in aerodynamic diameter, SO2: sulfur dioxide, NO2: nitrogen dioxide, O3: Ozone, CO: carbon monoxide
  2. aCold period was from November to April, and warm period was from May to October