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Table 3 Pollutant exposure at postcode sector level for white adults aged 45 and older

From: Chronic exposure to outdoor air pollution and diagnosed cardiovascular disease: meta-analysis of three large cross-sectional surveys

 

1994

1998

2003

 

Median

Range

IQR*

Median

Range

IQR*

Median

Range

IQR*

PM10

19.6

12.5–36.1

3.7

18.0

12.6–27.0

2.9

16.3

11.0–22.6

2.6

NO2

27.3

4.1–73.0

17.8

35.6

7.3–66.7

12.7

23.1

6.1–54.6

10.9

SO2

9.5

1.0–41.1

8.3

6.2

0.2–39.3

6.1

4.2

0.5–14.4

2.8

O3

53.4

38.3–64.7

4.4

50.7

43.5–63.1

4.3

56.0

47.8–65.7

3.8

  1. All units are μg m-3. 1998 and 2003 are average exposures over that year and the previous year. 1994 data are 1994 annual averages.
  2. *Interquartile range
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