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Table 2 Summary statistics of PM2.5 levels and meteorological data by exposure period

From: The association between ambient temperature and sperm quality in Wuhan, China

 

Mean ± SD

min

P25

P50

P75

max

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

 0–9

82.17 ± 39.97

26.17

54.11

74.17

96.92

206.52

 10–14

82.68 ± 43.91

24.22

52.34

72.32

99.16

269.00

 15–69

85.94 ± 38.16

32.13

57.40

77.88

103.79

178.81

 70–90

93.91 ± 44.40

29.86

56.69

87.42

117.10

214.45

 0–90

87.19 ± 34.70

37.26

61.08

78.09

110.21

161.53

Relative humidity (%)

 0–9

78.27 ± 6.18

56.90

74.50

78.80

82.90

90.00

 10–14

78.18 ± 7.44

54.40

73.00

78.60

83.80

93.20

 15–69

77.69 ± 3.30

69.40

74.93

78.00

79.85

85.38

 70–90

78.22 ± 4.88

61.90

75.08

78.95

81.69

88.57

 0–90

78.12 ± 2.45

73.70

76.24

77.64

79.74

84.10

Mean temperature (°C)

 0–9

17.50 ± 8.60

0.54

9.49

18.73

24.76

32.57

 10–14

17.41 ± 8.67

−0.20

10.09

18.71

24.61

32.94

 15–69

17.47 ± 7.95

4.03

10.40

18.51

24.28

30.94

 70–90

16.27 ± 8.70

2.59

7.85

16.59

24.01

32.26

 0–90

16.87 ± 7.55

4.80

9.87

17.15

23.82

29.22

  1. Abbreviations: min minimum, P25: 25th percentile, P50: median, P75: 75th percentile, max maximum, SD standard deviation, PM2.5 particulate matter ≤2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter