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Table 2 Correlations between exposure variables

From: Vascular and lung function related to ultrafine and fine particles exposure assessed by personal and indoor monitoring: a cross-sectional study

 

Personal monitoring - PNC

Personal exposure

Stationary indoor (monitoring (home)

 

Total period (103/cm3)

While at home (103/cm3)

While away from home (103/cm3)

At home (103/cm3)*h

Away from home (103/cm3)*h

PNC (103/cm3)

PM2.5(μg/m3)

N

59

59

59

59

59

81

72

Median (5 th , 95 th percentile)

9.2

8.3

8.8

285.9

125.9

8.4

12.2

(4.5, 36.5)

(3.3, 36.7)

(2.8, 55.5)

(93.2, 1.041)

(14.3, 927.8)

(3.3, 23.0)

(7.5, 24.1)

Personal monitoring - PNC

Total

1.000

      

While at home

0.45*

1.000

     

(0.00)

      

While away from home

0.93*

0.10

1.000

    

(0.00)

(0.43)

     

Personal exposure

At home

0.37*

0.97*

0.02

1.000

   

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.85)

    

Away from home

0.92*

0.09

0.99*

−0.001

1.000

  

(0.00)

(0.50)

(0.00)

(0.99)

   

Stationary indoor monitoring

PNC

0.15

0.41*

0.01

0.36*

0.02

1.000

 

(0.24)

(0.00)

(0.94)

(0.00)

(0.86)

  

PM 2.5

0.22

0.44*

0.03

0.38*

0.05

0.49*

1.000

(0.12)

(0.00)

(0.84)

(0.00)

(0.70)

(0.00)

 
  1. The variables include personal PNC (during total measurement period, while at home and while away from home), personal exposure occurring at home and away from home, and stationary PNC and PM2.5 measured in the home.
  2. Values are medians (5th, 95th percentiles) and Pearson product moment coefficients (p-values). * p < 0.05.
  3. PNC: particle number concentration.