Table 2.
Descriptive statistics and correlations between long-term averages of pollutants estimated for study participants, 1973 through month of censoring, females and males combined (n = 3,239).
| PM10 (μg/m3) | PM2.5 (μg/m3) | PM10–2.5 (μg/m3) | O3 (ppb) | NO2 (ppb) | SO2 (ppb) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | 52.6 ± 16.9 | 29.0 ± 9.8 | 25.4 ± 8.5 | 26.2 ± 7.3 | 34.9 ± 9.7 | 4.5 ± 2.7 |
| PM10 | 1.00 | 0.83* | 0.91* | 0.79* | 0.50* | 0.36* |
| PM2.5 | 1.00 | 0.59* | 0.60* | 0.25* | 0.30* | |
| PM10–2.5 | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0.51* | 0.35* | ||
| O3 | 1.00 | 0.22* | 0.11* | |||
| NO2 | 1.00 | 0.70* | ||||
| SO2 | 1.00 |
*
p < 0.01.