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Table 2 Exposure Metrics for Weekly Average (Lag06) Apparent Temperature and Air Pollutants during the Warm Season, by California County, 1995-2009 (n = 6497)

From: The impact of high apparent temperature on spontaneous preterm delivery: a case-crossover study

County

Case Mean

Apparent

Temperature,

°F (5th, 95th)

Case-Control

Difference

°F

Minimum

Apparent

Temperature,

°F (5th, 95th)

Maximum

Apparent

Temperature,

°F (5th, 95th)

Max O3 a,

ppb (5th ,95th )

Max COa,

ppm (5th,95th)

Max NO2 a,

ppb (5th,95th )

Max SO2 a,

ppb (5th,95th )

Mean PM2.5 a, µg/m3 (5th ,95th )

Alameda

61.7(54.0-70.4)

3

52.9(44.9-59.8)

72.6(61.7-85.1)

39.3(21.5-68.5)

0.9(0.3-2.2)

26.2(9.5-51)

3.3(0.5-8.5)

12.8(5.7-24.1)

Butteb

67.2(49.7-76.5)

6

52(31.9-62.3)

82.7(65.5-92.1)

57.8(37.5-85.5)

0.6(0.4-0.9)

26.6(22-36)

N.A.

15.4(2.8-81.3)

Contra Costa

64.6(54.3-75.1)

3.6

52.5(43.3-60.2)

78.7(64.6-92.8)

47.3(27.0-79.5)

0.7(0.3-1.8)

22(9-42.5)

5.0(1.0-13.5)

8.2(4.1-14.4)

El Dorado/Amador

67.6(51.5-83.0)

5.7

54.6(40.6-65.9)

81(60.1-99.3)

70.7(44.0-108.0)

0.5(0.2-1)

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

Madera

70.7(54.7-95.5)

4.5

54.9(39.9-80.8)

86.3(70.4-109.9)

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

Marin

59.1(51.8-66.1)

3.2

47.6(39.4-54.4)

73.1(60.5-87.4)

32.9(19.5-51.0)

0.9(0.4-2.2)

21.1(11-36.5)

N.A.

N.A.

Merced

65.1(50.8-74.3)

5.6

48.4(36.4-56.7)

81.5(63.9-94.7)

64.3(43.0-97.0)

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

Monterey

57.5(52.8-63.7)

1.3

50.6(45.5-55.9)

66.3(59.7-77.3)

36.0(24.5-52.5)

0.9(0.5-1.6)

15.2(6-32.5)

N.A.

N.A.

Napa/Lake

60.9(52.1-68.7)

3

46.4(38.5-54.1)

77(63.6-88.8)

43.3(28.5-65.0)

0.8(0.2-2.1)

18.5(7.5-37.5)

N.A.

N.A.

Nevada/Fresno

73.8(60.8-86.0)

4.4

59.7(48.2-73.1)

87(70.9-99.6)

76.4(45.5-113.0)

0.8(0.2-1.9)

30.4(13-58.5)

4.4(0.5-11.0)

12.1(5.0-27.5)

Placer

69.4(56.1-80.9)

4

56.9(46.4-66.2)

82.6(66.7-95.8)

63.5(37.5-96.5)

0.8(0.3-1.6)

31.6(9.5-61)

2.4(0.5-5.5)

N.A.

Sacramento

68.9(56.9-80.2)

4.3

55.6(45.4-64.9)

83.7(68.3-96.4)

61.5(37.0-92.5)

0.9(0.3-2.3)

25.2(8.5-51.5)

3.4(0.5-9.0)

9.6(4.0-17.5)

San Benito

58.7(48.6-69.2)

3

46.9(38.4-58.8)

72.5(59.1-82.5)

48.3(34.0-71.5)

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

San Francisco

59.6(53.0-66.1)

2.5

53(47.2-58.6)

68.8(59.4-77.7)

32.3(21.0-45.5)

1.1(0.4-2.4)

24.9(10-51.5)

3.0(0.5-9.0)

11.2(4.8-19.9)

San Joaquin

68.6(56.1-78.8)

4.1

55(43.7-65.4)

83.2(68.1-94.8)

56.0(34.0-83.0)

0.9(0.3-2.1)

30.2(15.3-54.5)

N.A.

17.9(9.0-52.0)

San Mateo

59.9(53.3-67.3)

2.7

53.1(47.3-59.7)

68.9(60.7-78.4)

34.1(22.0-51.0)

1(0.4-2.4)

24.1(11.5-42.5)

2.9(0.0-8.5)

10.6(5.0-19.2)

Santa Clara

64.0(55.4-71.8)

3.3

54.2(46.1-61.5)

75.9(64.7-85.7)

43.6(26.5-72.0)

1.2(0.3-3)

32.4(14.5-59.5)

0.7(0.2-1.6)

11.5(5.3-22.3)

Santa Cruz

57.8(52.0-63.4)

1.9

48(43.2-53.5)

69.8(58.7-79.1)

42.1(27.0-64.5

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

Solano

63.5(53.8-73.5)

3.3

51.2(41.6-58.8)

78.1(64.9-91)

44.7(27.0-73.5)

0.8(0.3-2.8)

18.8(7-39)

3.2(1.0-8.5)

8.8(3.8-14.2)

Sonoma/Mendocino

58.5(48.9-66.0)

3.1

43.9(34-51)

76.1(61.7-86.9)

37.7(24.5-55.5)

0.7(0.3-1.7)

20.3(8-37.5)

N.A.

5.8(3.7-7.9)

Stanislaus

69.9(59.1-82.7)

4.2

56(45.7-69)

84.7(70.4-97.7)

61.3(36.5-91.5)

0.7(0.1-2.4)

30.7(9.5-66.5)

N.A.

6.0(6.0-6.0)

Sutter

66.2(55.5-75.9)

3.2

52.5(42.7-61)

80.2(69.5-90.1)

50.6(23.5-77.5)

1.2(0.2-3.3)

31.7(12-56)

N.A.

6.6(3.5-8.5)

Tulare/King

71.9(63.6-81.3)

2.4

56.8(48.4-66.4)

85.7(76.9-96.4)

81.1(48.0-113.0)

0.8(0.5-1.1)

25.7(10.5-53.5)

N.A.

12.0(12.0-12.0)

Yolo

68.8(56.3-79.9)

4

54(43.5-63.9)

84.7(67.3-97.8)

58.4(38.5-85.0)

0.6(0.2-1.9)

23.6(10.5-47)

N.A.

9.5(4.0-15.5)

Total

64.5(54.2-77.1)

3.5

53.4(43.5-62.8)

77.5(63.2-93.3)

47.5(25-84)

0.9(0.3-2.3)

25.2(9-51)

3.6(0.5-10)

10.6(4.5-20.5)

  1. Abbreviations: CO carbon monoxide, NO 2 nitrogen dioxide, O 3 ozone, SO 2 sulfur dioxide, PM 2.5 particulate matter less than 2.5 lm in aerodynamic diameter
  2. aAir pollution data restricted to monitors within 10 km of cases
  3. b5 Combined counties includes: Butte, Lassen, Shasta, Tehama, Yuba