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Table 2 Summary statistics for daily weather conditions and air pollutants in Guangzhou, China, 2003 to 2012

From: The impact of ambient air pollution on suicide mortality: a case-crossover study in Guangzhou, China

Variables

Frequency distribution

Mean

SD

 

Min

25 %

Median

75 %

Max

  

Mean temperature (°C)

5.1

18.2

24.2

27.7

34.2

22.6

6.3

 Case periods

5.4

18.9

24.5

27.9

34.2

23.0

6.1

 Control periods

5.1

18.5

24.7

27.9

34.2

22.9

6.3

Relative humidity (%)

20.0

65.0

74.0

82.0

99.0

72.4

13.0

 Case periods

22.0

65.0

75.0

82.0

99.0

73.2

12.5

 Control periods

23.0

66.0

75.0

82.0

99.0

72.8

13.0

Atmospheric pressure (hpa)

987.4

1002.5

1007.4

1013.0

1027.2

1007.7.

7.0

 Case periods

987.4

1 001.9

1 006.8

1 012.7

1 025.2

1 007.2

7.1

 Control periods

987.4

1 002.1

1 006.9

1 012.8

1 027.2

1 007.3

7.0

Sunshine duration (hours)

0.0

0.3

4.1

7.8

11.8

4.3

3.6

 Case periods

0.0

0.3

3.9

7.6

11.8

4.2

3.6

 Control periods

0.0

0.2

4.0

7.7

11.8

4.3

3.6

PM10 (μg/m3)

7.0

48.3

70.6

100.6

370.1

79.6

43.8

 Case periods

7.0

48.6

71.7

103.6

370.1

81.2

44.2

 Control periods

7.0

48.0

70.4

99.4

370.1

78.9

42.4

SO2 (μg/m3)

2.3

21.4

37.1

60.9

237.3

46.3

34.3

 Case periods

3.0

23.1

38.5

64.6

226.1

48.3

35.3

 Control periods

2.3

21.3

36.4

60.1

237.3

46.1

34.6

NO2 (μg/m3)

16.7

43.2

57.8

78.8

281.3

65.3

30.4

 Case periods

16.7

43.7

59.4

79.9

254.7

66.6

31.3

 Control periods

16.7

43.0

57.7

77.7

281.3

64.5

29.5