Table 4 Statistics for hospitalizations, estimated PM10 and weather in Darwin for dry seasons 1996–2005.
Diagnosis | Mean | Standard Deviation | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardiovascular | Total | 1.4 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
Indigenous | 0.2 | 0.5 | 4.0 | |
Non-Indigenous | 1.2 | 1.1 | 6.0 | |
IHD | Total | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
Indigenous | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 | |
Non-Indigenous | 0.5 | 0.7 | 5.0 | |
Respiratory | Total | 2.0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
Indigenous | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.0 | |
Non-Indigenous | 1.5 | 1.2 | 7.0 | |
Asthma | Total | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
Indigenous | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 | |
Non-Indigenous | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.0 | |
COPD | Total | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
Indigenous | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 | |
Non-Indigenous | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.0 | |
Respiratory infections | Total | 1.0 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
Indigenous | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | |
Non-Indigenous | 0.7 | 0.9 | 5.0 | |
Daily Estimated Ambient PM10 (μg/m3) | 21.2 | 8.2 | 55.2 | |
Daily Average Temperature (°C) | 27.4 | 2.2 | 13.1 | |
Daily Average Relative Humidity (%) | 65.0 | 11.1 | 70.4 | |
Influenza rates (weekly cases per 1000 consults for each day of the week) | 13.2 | 12.3 | 82.4 | |