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Table 2 Exposure to PM2.5 and O3 and Ambient Temperature for the Longitudinal Study Population of Women Residing in North Carolina Who Delivered at Least 2 Singleton Neonates, 2002-2006

From: A longitudinal study of exposure to fine particulate matter during pregnancy, small-for-gestational age births, and birthweight percentile for gestational age in a statewide birth cohort

Exposure variable

First trimester

Second trimester

Third trimester

Whole pregnancy

Mean (IQR)

Min, Max

Mean (IQR)

Min, Max

Mean (IQR)

Min, Max

Mean (IQR)

Min, Max

Non-Hispanic black women (n = 13,797)

 PM2.5

13.6 (3.16)

7.32, 22.1

13.7 (3.26)

7.18, 22.4

13.7 (3.30)

5.64, 27.34

13.7 (1.89)

7.99, 19.1

 O3

43.2 (17.4)

24.2, 70.3

43.5 (16.8)

24.2, 70.5

43.0 (17.5)

23.1, 77.2

43.2 (5.67)

30.0, 60.2

 Temperature (°F)

60.3 (23.0)

30.4, 84.4

61.0 (23.0)

35.4, 83.5

60.9 (23.2)

31.8, 84.1

60.7 (7.80)

43.1, 76.0

Non-Hispanic white women (n = 39,617)

 PM2.5

13.5 (3.55)

6.59, 21.5

13.5 (3.39)

6.68, 22.2

13.6 (3.54)

6.59, 25.7

13.5 (1.94)

7.55, 18.6

 O3

43.4 (16.7)

24.2, 71.1

43.5 (16.5)

24.2, 71.3

43.5 (16.5)

21.4, 73.5

43.5 (5.62)

28.7, 60.9

 Temperature (°F)

59.7 (23.1)

24.7, 85.8

59.8 (22.5)

24.4, 83.6

60.2 (23.5)

22.6, 84.3

59.9 (7.62)

36.4, 78.1