From: Desert dust outbreaks and respiratory morbidity in Athens, Greece
Desert dust days N = 132 | Control days N = 177 | Whole period | |
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2001-2006 | |||
Pollution data in μg/m3 (median (25th–75th percentile)) | |||
PM10 | 45.9 (36.5–78.5) | 44.0 (34.6–54.2) | 39.6 (30.7–50.8) |
SO2 | 10.3 (6.8–16.4) | 13.8 (9.0–20.3) | 13.0 (7.9–20.6) |
NO2 | 40.3 (32.0–48.9) | 48.0 (39.7–60.4) | 44.2 (34.8–54.6) |
O3 | 61.8 (46.5–72.4) | 71.7 (51.4–90.9) | 68.7 (47.5–90.2) |
Meteorological data (mean (standard deviation)) | |||
Temperature (°C) | 18.9 (5.2) | 19.1 (5.9) | 18.0 (12.4–24.8) |
Relative humidity (%) | 69.1 (14.8) | 67.1 (14.4) | 67.1 (56.0–76.9) |
Number of daily emergency room visits (median (25th–75th percentile)) | |||
Total visits per day | 50 (35–68) | 38 (25–47) | |
Male patients | 27 (19–35) | 19 (12–25) | |
Female patients | 23 (15–32) | 17 (12–23) | |
Age 18-64 years | 30 (19–39) | 22 (14–27) | |
Age ≥ 65 years | 20 (13–29) | 16 (10–21) | |
Total hospital admissions per day | 15 (10–22) | 12 (6–16) | |
Male patients | 8 (5–13) | 7 (4–10) | |
Female patients | 5 (3–9) | 4 (2–7) | |
Age 18-64 years | 5 (3–8) | 4 (2–6) | |
Age ≥ 65 years | 9 (6–14) | 8 (4–11) |