Table 1 Summary statistics for daily case-specific mortality, PM₁₀ and weather variables during Saharan dust and non-dust days in Madrid, 2003-2005.

Daily deaths

Organic

61.5

(12.2)

32

53

60

75

109

59.6

(10.0)

34

53

59

66

88

Respiratory

9.6

(4.5)

0

7

9

12

32

8.8

(3.7)

2

6

8

11

22

Circulatory

18.8

(5.5)

5

15

18

22

40

17.9

(5.0)

6

14

17

22

32

Cerebrovascular

4.3

(2.1)

3

4

6

12

34

4.4

(2.1)

0

3

4

6

10

Particulate matter

PM₁₀ (μg/m³)

31.4

(15.4)

8

19

29

40

117

47.7

(19.1)

11

35

46

56

150

Gaseous pollutants

NO₂ (μg/m³)

59.7

(18.6)

19

47

57

72

133

60.7

(14.0)

28

51

60

72

100

SO₂ (μg/m³)

12.2

(5.8)

5

8

10

16

36

10.1

(3.3)

5

8

9

12

25

Ozone (μg/m³)

33.2

(17.8)

5

18

33

48

79

41.4

(17.2)

6

29

42

55

89

Weather

Temperature(°C)

13.4

(7.7)

-2.2

6.8

12.2

20.3

30.1

20.4

(6.8)

2.4

14.0

22.1

25.9

30.2

Humidity(%)

56.4

(20.0)

13

39

57

74

96

46.2

(19.9)

15

28

43

63

94