Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of the indicators that are potentially related to the effect of PM2.5 on children’s health in Targoviste City (sample population = 111 children with recurrent wheezing between the ages of 0 and 10 years)
| Indicator | Number of wheezing episodes | Number of hospitalizations | Immunoglobulin E (IgE) (U/ml) | Eosinophil count (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid N (cases) | 72 | 53 | 72 | 68 |
| Average | 11.3 | 2.64 | 319.53 | 4.93 |
| Median | 7 | 2 | 153 | 3.85 |
| Minimum | 1 | 1 | 4.67 | 0.1 |
| Maximum | 50 | 10 | 2500 | 26 |
| Std. deviation | 10.87 | 1.63 | 488.46 | 4.97 |
| Coeff. of var.% | 96.21 | 61.71 | 152.87 | 100.87 |
| Mode | 3 | 2 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Skewness | 1.84 | 2.08 | 2.83 | 1.96 |
| Kurtosis | 3.03 | 6.86 | 8.36 | 5 |
| Exceeding of normal threshold | – | – | 56 | 41 |
| Frequency of exceeding (%) | – | – | 77.78 | 60.29 |