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Table 1 Characteristics of hospital admissions for respiratory diseases in Shanghai, China from January 1, 2008 to July 31, 2020

From: Effects of particulate matter on hospital admissions for respiratory diseases: an ecological study based on 12.5 years of time series data in Shanghai

Characteristics

n (%)

Admissions of total respiratory diseases

1,960,361 (100.00)

 COPD

665,541 (33.95)

 Asthma

33,329 (1.70)

 Pneumonia

455,718 (23.25)

Gender

 Male

1,091,645 (55.69)

 Female

868,714 (44.31)

 Missing

2 (0.00)

Age groups, years

  < 45

201,952 (10.30)

 45–

410,273 (20.93)

 65–

370,846 (18.92)

 75–

977,289 (49.85)

 Missing

1 (0.00)

Season

 Cold

885,737 (45.18)

 Warm

1,074,624 (54.82)