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Table 1 Characteristics of study population from parent questionnaires, according to host and environmental factors

From: Associations of greenness, greyness and air pollution exposure with children’s health: a cross-sectional study in Southern Italy

 

All

n

219

Personal factors

Female, n (%)

135 (61.6%)

Age, mean (SD), years

8.98 (0.9)

Weight, mean (SD), kilograms

34.51 (7.61)

Height, mean (SD), centimeters

134.92 (7.77)

Parental history of allergy, n (%)

78 (35.56%)

Maternal smoke in pregnancy, n (%)

26 (11.87%)

Preterm born, n (%)

69 (31.50%)

Wheezing ever, n (%)

55 (25.11%)

Doctor diagnosed asthma, n (%)

12 (5.48%)

Rhino-conjunctivitis, n (%)

59 (26.94%)

Eczema, n (%)

19 (8.68%)

Atopy, n (%)

12 (5.48%)

Environmental factors

NDVI (15-m buffer)

Median (IQR)

0.233 (0.20)

CLC levels, n (%)

 dicontinuous urban fabric (DUF)

184 (84.02%)

 continuous urban fabric (CUF)

34 (15.53%)

 coniferous forests

1 (0.05%)

Residential surrounding greyness (300-m buffer), n (%)

134 (61.19%)

HTRs ≤200 m, n (%)

119 (54.33%)

NO2

Median (IQR), μg/m3

49.98 (28.21)

Current passive smoke exposure, n (%)

175 (79.91%)

FSES

Median (IQR)

52 (5)

  1. Data are expressed as n (%) or mean (SD), NDVI normalized difference vegetation index, CLC CORINE land-cover, HTRs High Traffic Roads, NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide, FSES Family’s Socio-Economic Status