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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the study cities, cool season (Jan-March and Nov-Dec) from 1999–2009 for Hong Kong and 1999–2008 for Taipei

From: Associations between mortality and meteorological and pollutant variables during the cool season in two Asian cities with sub-tropical climates: Hong Kong and Taipei

 

Hong Kong

Taipei

Variable

Median

25th% ile-75th% ile

5th%ile-95th% ile

Median

25th% ile-75th% ile

5th%ile-95th% ile

All Natural Deaths

91

82-101

71-118

33

28-37

23-45

Male deaths

51

45-57

37-67

21

17-24

13-29

Female deaths

40

35-46

28-56

14

11-17

8-21

Deaths 45-64

14

11-16

8-21

7

5-9

3-12

Deaths 65-74

19

16-23

12-28

7

6-9

3-13

Deaths 75-84

31

26-35

20-42

12

10-15

7-19

Deaths 85+

23

18-29

13-38

7

5-10

3-14

Deaths by Cause

Cancer

31

27-35

22-41

11

9-13

6-17

Cardiovascular

16

13-19

9-25

9

7-11

4-15

Respiratory Infections

11

8-15

5-21

1

1-2

0-4

Chronic Respiratory

6

4-8

2-12

5

4-7

2-10

Stroke

6

4-9

2-13

4

2-5

1-7

Nephritis

3

2-5

1-7

1

1-2

0-4

Septicaemia

1

1-2

0-4

0

0-1

0-2

Diabetes

2

1-3

0-5

3

1-4

0-6

Cirrhosis

1

0-2

0-3

1

0-1

0-3

Environmental Variables

Mean Temp °C

18.9

16.5-20.9

12.6-24.1

18.8

16.4-21.1

12.5-24.1

Mean Relative Humidity (%)

77.0

68-84

52-92

76.9

69-83

59-91

Total Global Solar Radiation

12.3

6.9-15.0

2.6-18.2

6.6

2.7-10.9

0.3-15.9

Mean Wind Speed Km/hour

24.3

17.9-30.4

9.3-38.9

10.1

6.5-13.3

3.6-17.3

O3 μg/m3 (HK) ppb (Taiwan)

37.0

26.1-48.9

13.3-65.8

21.8

17.1-27.1

10.6-34.9

NO2 μg/m3 (HK) ppb (Taiwan)

62.1

52.8-75.6

42.4-103.6

29

24.3-34.7

19.3-47.34

SO2 μg/m3 (HK) ppb (Taiwan)

16.6

12.2-22.8

7.9-37.3

3.6

2.6-5.1

1.5-7.7

PM10 μg/m3

62

46.4-80.2

29.9-111.4

49.5

34.5-70.2

22.7-105.7