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Table 2 Distribution of hourly pollutant concentrations and weather characteristics (lag hour 0 of control periods) by period

From: Changes in triggering of ST-elevation myocardial infarction by particulate air pollution in Monroe County, New York over time: a case-crossover study

 

Percentile

Pollutant

N

Mean

SD

IQR

Minimum

5th

25th

50th

75th

95th

Maximum

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

 All years (2005–2016)

2900

8.32

7.17

7.59

−7.85

0.19

3.63

6.83

11.22

21.86

76.15

 Before (2005–2007)

788

10.37

8.74

8.40

−3.31

0.86

4.84

8.22

13.24

26.79

76.15

 During (2008–2013)

1134

8.31

6.83

7.60

−3.94

0.25

3.80

6.75

11.40

21.87

47.15

 After (2014–2016)

978

6.67

5.55

6.60

−7.85

−0.36

2.76

5.69

9.35

16.80

48.65

AMP (particles/cm3)

 All years (2005–2016)

2680

781

658

698

10

138

327

610

1025

1978

6578

 Before (2005–2007)

566

1139

908

980

62

179

481

940

1461

2960

6015

 During (2008–2013)

1156

739

596

672

32

140

317

586

988

1797

6578

 After (2014–2016)

958

620

440

554

10

122

282

527

836

1469

2926

UFP (particles/cm3)

 All years (2005–2016)

2680

4286

3775

3702

70

738

1777

3232

5479

11,708

41,965

 Before (2005–2007)

566

6916

5247

6046

325

1300

3235

5405

9281

16,720

41,965

 During (2008–2013)

1156

3492

2832

3141

191

585

1466

2798

4606

8642

20,826

 After (2014–2016)

958

3690

2958

2951

70

774

1728

2923

4679

9212

31,417

UFP(11-50 nm)(particles/cm3)

 All years (2005–2016)

2680

2963

2906

2755

30

392

1087

2106

3842

8588

32,747

 Before (2005–2007)

566

4839

3958

4327

158

845

2015

3762

6342

12,708

32,747

 During (2008–2013)

1156

2385

2148

2260

117

327

886

1770

3146

6515

17,182

 After (2014–2016)

958

2552

2485

2182

30

419

1035

1805

3217

7202

29,559

UFP(50-100 nm)(particles/cm3)

 All years (2005–2016)

2680

1323

1242

1161

14

199

532

979

1693

3628

11,198

 Before (2005–2007)

566

2077

1824

1701

73

316

878

1568

2579

5940

11,198

 During (2008–2013)

1156

1107

972

963

48

174

470

842

1433

2943

8650

 After (2014–2016)

958

1138

886

1016

14

185

504

905

1521

2851

6309

BC (μg/m3)

 All years (2005–2016)

3039

0.49

0.47

0.44

−0.07

0.06

0.19

0.36

0.63

1.36

5.31

 Before (2005–2007)

783

0.69

0.60

0.63

−0.02

0.09

0.28

0.53

0.91

1.84

5.31

 During (2008–2013)

1226

0.50

0.44

0.46

−0.07

0.08

0.21

0.37

0.66

1.34

3.74

 After (2014–2016)

1030

0.33

0.28

0.30

−0.04

0.04

0.14

0.25

0.44

0.92

2.13

SO2 (ppb)

 All years (2005–2016)

3006

1.98

3.10

1.77

−0.09

0.09

0.32

1.00

2.09

7.00

68.00

 Before (2005–2007)

822

4.11

4.41

3.00

0.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

5.00

11.00

68.00

 During (2008–2013)

1179

1.54

2.20

1.70

−0.09

0.01

0.30

0.97

2.00

5.00

21.00

 After (2014–2016)

1005

0.76

1.33

0.54

0.00

0.09

0.20

0.37

0.74

2.61

16.35

O3 (ppb)

 All years (2005–2016)

2992

26.6

14.1

18.0

0.0

2.0

17.0

26.0

35.0

50.0

83.0

 Before (2005–2007)

828

21.9

14.6

21.0

0.0

1.0

10.0

21.0

31.0

49.0

77.0

 During (2008–2013)

1162

28.1

14.0

16.0

0.0

4.0

20.0

28.0

36.0

51.0

83.0

 After (2014–2016)

1002

28.9

12.9

17.0

0.0

6.0

20.0

29.0

37.0

50.0

72.0

CO (ppm)

 All years (2005–2016)

2939

0.30

0.20

0.23

−0.01

0.12

0.17

0.22

0.40

0.65

2.50

 Before (2005–2007)

814

0.48

0.22

0.30

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.60

0.80

2.50

 During (2008–2013)

1124

0.26

0.16

0.14

0.00

0.12

0.16

0.20

0.30

0.60

1.10

 After (2014–2016)

1001

0.20

0.07

0.06

−0.01

0.12

0.16

0.19

0.22

0.33

1.02

Temperature (°F)

 All years (2005–2016)

3065

50.7

20.3

32.1

−5.0

19.2

34.8

50.0

66.9

83.7

96.4

 Before (2005–2007)

839

48.4

18.9

30.5

1.4

20.2

33.2

46.9

63.7

78.7

95.9

 During (2008–2013)

1196

49.5

20.2

32.1

4.8

20.1

33.4

46.6

65.5

84.9

96.4

 After (2014–2016)

1030

53.9

21.0

32.9

−5.0

17.5

38.0

55.3

70.9

84.3

92.6

Relative Humidity

 All years (2005–2016)

3064

64.5

19.9

32.0

7.1

30.0

49.0

66.3

81.0

93.0

102.0

 Before (2005–2007)

838

69.6

19.0

28.0

7.1

35.0

58.0

73.0

86.0

93.4

98.2

 During (2008–2013)

1196

64.1

19.5

31.0

12.0

30.0

49.0

66.0

80.0

93.0

102.0

 After (2014–2016)

1030

60.9

20.1

32.0

15.0

29.0

45.0

61.0

77.0

93.0

99.0

  1. Number of total control periods = 3122; Number of control periods in the Before, During, and After period were 839, 1250, and 1033, respectively
  2. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range