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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Dec 6.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Int. 2024 Nov 2;193:109122. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109122

Table 2.

Distribution of ambient air pollution and temperature.

Exposure and window Mean SD Min. Q1 Median Q3 Max.
PM2.5 (μg/m3)
 Whole pregnancy 22.8 2.9 16.4 20.4 23 24.9 30.3
 First trimester 22.8 4.9 12.6 18.8 21.8 26.8 34.3
 Second trimester 22.4 5.1 11.5 18 21.3 26.9 32.8
 Third trimester 23.2 5.8 11.9 18.1 22.5 28.3 37.5
 First year 22.6 2.5 17.6 20.3 23.4 24.6 26.7
 First two years 22.4 1.2 20.5 21.6 22.3 23 26.1
 First four years 22.5 1 20 21.7 22.2 23.3 26.3
NO2 (ppb)
 Whole pregnancy 33.1 5.6 17.8 29 31.9 36.9 49.7
 First trimester 33.1 7.7 16.6 27.1 31.1 37.5 60.7
 Second trimester 32.8 7.2 20.1 27 31.7 36.9 56.5
 Third trimester 33.6 7.6 16.4 27.7 33.1 38.2 63.7
 First year 32.7 5.4 17.7 28.6 30.4 37 48.9
 First two years 32.4 5.2 17.3 28.5 30.3 36.1 46.9
 First four years 32.1 5.2 17 28.4 30 35.6 46.5
Temperature (°C)
 Whole pregnancy 15 1.3 11.6 14.2 15 16 18
 First trimester 15.2 2 10 13.9 15.3 16.6 19.5
 Second trimester 15 2.1 10.1 13.6 14.9 16.6 19.2
 Third trimester 14.8 2.2 9.3 13.2 14.7 16.5 20.6
 First year 15.1 1.2 11.5 14.2 15.2 16.1 17.8
 First two years 15.2 1.2 11.6 14.4 15.2 16.2 17.7
 First four years 15.2 1.2 11.5 14.4 15.2 16.2 17.6

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; NO2, nitrogen dioxide; PM2.5, particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm in diameter.