Table 3 Distribution of annual average air pollution concentrations at the participants’ birth address and current home address, and for the period between the 4- and 8-year Rint measurements
From: Air pollution and airway resistance at age 8 years – the PIAMA birth cohort study
Min | P25 | Median | Mean | P75 | Max | N | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Annual average birth address | |||||||
NO2 [μg/m3] | 9.4 | 18.9 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 27.3 | 48.1 | 975 |
NOx [μg/m3] | 16.5 | 27.6 | 33.5 | 34.8 | 38.8 | 88.9 | 975 |
PM2.5 [μg/m3] | 15.3 | 15.7 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 21.1 | 975 |
PM10 [μg/m3] | 23.7 | 24.1 | 24.7 | 25.0 | 25.4 | 33.2 | 975 |
PMcoarse [μg/m3] | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 13.0 | 975 |
PM2.5 absorbance [10− 5/m] | 0.85 | 1.09 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.36 | 2.99 | 975 |
Annual average at current addressa | |||||||
NO2 [μg/m3] | 9.4 | 18.2 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 26.6 | 52.1 | 965 |
NOx [μg/m3] | 16.5 | 26.1 | 32.1 | 33.3 | 37.3 | 100.1 | 965 |
PM2.5 [μg/m3] | 14.9 | 15.6 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 19.3 | 965 |
PM10 [μg/m3] | 23.7 | 24.0 | 24.6 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 29.8 | 965 |
PMcoarse [μg/m3] | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 11.2 | 965 |
PM2.5 absorbance [10−5/m] | 0.85 | 1.06 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.33 | 2.13 | 965 |
Annual average for the period between the 4- and 8-year Rint measurementb | |||||||
NO2 [μg/m3] | 9.4 | 19.1 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 26.7 | 40.4 | 519 |
NOx [μg/m3] | 16.5 | 27.0 | 32.8 | 33.9 | 37.8 | 82.7 | 519 |
PM2.5 [μg/m3] | 15.3 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 20.4 | 519 |
PM10 [μg/m3] | 23.7 | 24.1 | 24.6 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 33.3 | 519 |
PMcoarse [μg/m3] | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 11.9 | 519 |
PM2.5 absorbance [10−5/m] | 0.85 | 1.09 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.33 | 1.99 | 519 |