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Table 3 Exposure Metrics for Weekly Average (Lag06) Apparent Temperature and Air Pollutants during the Cold Season, by California County, 1995-2009 (n = 7969)

From: The impact of high apparent temperature on spontaneous preterm delivery: a case-crossover study

County

Case Mean

Apparent

Temperature,

°F (5th, 95th)

Case-Control

Difference

°F

Minimum

Apparent

Temperature,

°F (5th, 95th)

Maximum

Apparent

Temperature,

°F (5th, 95th)

Max O3 a,

ppb (5th,95th )

Max COa,

ppm (5th,95th)

Max NO2 a,

ppb (5th,95th )

Max SO2 a,

ppb (5th,95th)

Mean PM2.5 a, µg/m3 (5th, 95th)

Alameda

49.6(41.8-57.2)

3.3

41.4(31.9-50.6)

58.4(49.8-68.2)

33.3(16.5-50)

1.5(0.5-3.2)

32.9(18.5-48.5)

4.3(1-8.5)

11.7(3.3-30.9)

Butteb

48.2(38.1-55.3)

3.6

38.9(30.1-47.8)

58.1(47.1-68.7)

27.6(14-41.5)

3(0.9-5.3)

32.8(19-43.5)

N.A.

12.3(3.4-23.5)

Contra Costa

48.6(39.6-57.9)

3.7

40(30.5-49)

58.3(47.8-71.6)

34.8(15.5-52.5)

1.3(0.4-2.8)

28.5(14.5-42)

4(1-10)

13(3.5-35.8)

El Dorado/Amador

45.8(37.8-56.2)

3.9

37.9(30.1-46.4)

54.9(44.3-67.8)

39.5(22.5-62.5)

0.5(0.2-0.8)

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

Madera

47.2(37.9-61.3)

4.3

36.6(26.8-45.8)

58.5(48-76.6)

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

Marin

46(38.2-53.6)

3.1

37.9(28.6-46)

55(46.5-65)

28.1(10.5-43)

1.5(0.6-3.5)

30.5(18.5-45)

N.A.

N.A.

Merced

46(39.5-52.8)

2.1

36.2(31.3-43.5)

57.1(49.5-66.7)

36.1(29-45.5)

N.A.

18.9(9.5-30.5)

N.A.

N.A.

Monterey

45.8(34.7-53.1)

3.9

37.3(24.4-47.4)

55.9(50.4-63.1)

37.3(22.5-49.5)

1(0.3-1.8)

19.8(6-32)

N.A.

N.A.

Napa/Lake

47.2(38.2-55.2)

4.1

36.7(26.6-47)

58.2(49.7-69.4)

32.9(16.5-48)

1.6(0.5-3.1)

26.6(13-38.5)

N.A.

N.A.

Nevada/Fresno

49.4(39-61.6)

4.5

39.9(30.2-49.3)

59.3(47.2-74.8)

42(16.5-72.5)

1.6(0.4-5)

35.5(19-58.5)

2.4(0-7)

28(5.5-66.5)

Placer

48.6(37.5-60.1)

4.3

40.4(30.4-49.7)

57.5(45.3-70.6)

34.1(15.5-54.5)

1.1(0.4-2.4)

28.8(8.5-45.5)

1.8(0-5)

N.A.

Sacramento

48.9(38.9-59.8)

4.1

40.3(30.4-49.5)

58.4(46.6-73.2)

36(14-58.5)

1.6(0.5-3.8)

30(14-46.5)

3.3(0-10)

16.9(4-48)

San Benito

51.6(47.7-57.1)

4

41.3(36.9-52.4)

63.2(56.6-70.2)

42(28.5-53)

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

San Francisco

50.9(44.4-57.4)

3

45(38.2-51.8)

57.6(50.3-66.7)

30(13-45)

1.6(0.6-3.3)

37(22.5-52.5)

4.6(1-10.5)

13(4.3-30.3)

San Joaquin

48.4(38.1-60.1)

4.1

39(28.9-48)

58.8(47.1-73.3)

31.6(9.5-55)

1.6(0.5-4.1)

33.1(22-48.5)

N.A.

22.9(5.5-45.5)

San Mateo

50(43.8-56.5)

2.8

43.7(37.3-50.2)

57(49.5-65.4)

31.1(13-46.5)

1.9(0.7-4)

31.8(18.5-46)

4.4(1-10)

13.1(4.2-30.1)

Santa Clara

50.6(42.3-59.3)

3.5

42.2(33.6-50.5)

59.9(50.9-70.7)

30.9(12-48.5)

2.2(0.6-5.3)

39.7(24.5-61)

1.3(0.1-3.2)

15.5(4.4-40.8)

Santa Cruz

44.4(38.2-48.8)

4.6

35.3(28.4-40.8)

54.3(48.2-58.7)

35.1(23.5-45)

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

Solano

48.7(39.3-58.8)

3.7

39(29.3-47.6)

58.8(48.4-72.1)

34(16-51)

1.8(0.4-4.1)

28.5(14-41.5)

3.6(1-8)

14(3.3-36.8)

Sonoma/Mendocino

45.7(36.5-54.8)

3.8

35.2(24.8-46.3)

58(47.5-70.5)

32.5(11.5-46.3)

1.3(0.5-2.8)

27.4(16.5-37.5)

N.A.

14.5(3.1-33.5)

Stanislaus

47.4(38.2-57.8)

3.6

37.5(26.4-45.7)

58.2(48-70.7)

33.7(12-59)

1.2(0.4-3)

29.2(16.5-45.5)

N.A.

7(7-7)

Sutter

50.7(41.1-58.6)

5.1

36.9(25.3-44.9)

66.6(61.6-71.3)

42.1(20-64)

1.6(0.4-4)

34.6(23.5-43.5)

N.A.

N.A.

Tulare/King

41(34.8-48)

5.4

32.4(25.6-41.4)

50.6(44.4-55.2)

26.3(12-40.5)

1.6(0.6-3.3)

30.3(19.5-38)

N.A.

N.A.

Yolo

47.6(39-55.9)

3.4

38.5(30.8-46.7)

57.5(45.5-68.4)

33.5(14-56)

1.2(0.4-2.9)

29.7(15.5-49)

N.A.

16.5(3.5-41)

Total

49.2(39.7-58.4)

3.6

40.7(30.6-49.8)

58.5(48.2-70.7)

33.5(14-53.5)

1.6(0.5-3.6)

31.9(16-49)

3.7(0.5-9.5)

16.2(4-43.2)

  1. Abbreviations: CO carbon monoxide, NO 2 , nitrogen dioxide; O 3 , ozone; SO 2 , sulfur dioxide; PM 2.5 , particulate matter less than 2.5 lm in aerodynamic diameter
  2. aAir pollutant data restricted to monitors within 10 km of the cases
  3. b5 Combined counties includes: Butte, Lassen, Shasta, Tehama, Yuba