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. 2017 Sep 29;125(9):097026. doi: 10.1289/EHP1699

Table 2.

Traffic statistics by buffer and quintile.

Exposure n Mean Median IQR Minimum Maximum
Traffic volumes of nearest road (vh/24h)            
100-m buffer            
  Q1 3,866 2,077 2,082 1,210–2,830 32 3,900
  Q2 3,815 6,087 5,960 4,940–7,290 3,906 8,680
  Q3 3,865 12,242 12,000 10,245–14,100 8,686 16,500
  Q4 3,815 21,283 21,314 18,700–23,650 16,521 26,500
  Q5 3,830 54,292 35,056 30,000–45,000 26,508 382,000
  All 19,191 19,160 12,000 4,940–23,600 32 382,000
200-m buffer            
  Q1 5,621 2,110 2,110 1,210–2,910 32 3,950
  Q2 5,573 6,212 6,060 5,000–7,410 3,956 8,930
  Q3 5,622 12,595 12,475 10,500–14,450 8,938 16,827
  Q4 5,580 21,971 22,000 19,400–24,473 16,840 27,700
  Q5 5,573 60,158 36,929 30,795–48,200 27,725 382,000
  All 27,969 20,563 12,400 5,000–24,400 32 382,000
300-m buffer            
  Q1 6,212 2,119 2,130 1,210–2,920 32 3,960
  Q2 6,246 6,249 6,100 5,000–7,500 3,961 9,000
  Q3 6,246 12,785 12,646 10,700–14,700 9,010 17,000
  Q4 6,157 22,227 22,285 19,700–24,700 17,004 27,879
  Q5 6,201 61,321 37,208 31,000–49,275 27,887 382,000
  All 31,062 20,898 12,600 5,000–24,700 32 382,000
400-m buffer            
  Q1 6,523 2,134 2,130 1,210–2,990 32 4,000
  Q2 6,434 6,283 6,126 5,000–7,500 4,001 9,030
  Q3 6,486 12,799 12,673 10,702–14,700 9,035 17,000
  Q4 6,457 22,272 22,300 19,700–14,800 17,004 27,900
  Q5 6,463 61,578 37,300 31,246–49,700 27,903 382,000
  All 32,363 20,985 12,610 5,000–24,800 32 382,000
Traffic volumes of highest-trafficked road (vh/24h)            
100-m buffer            
  Q1 3,912 2,682 2,600 1,481–3,860 32 5,000
  Q2 3,821 8,080 7,960 6,470–9,610 5,020 11,500
  Q3 3,856 15,748 15,700 13,600–17,700 11,530 20,300
  Q4 3,951 25,099 24,789 22,600–27,740 20,301 30,300
  Q5 3,758 74,191 41,853 35,000–61,000 30,358 382,000
  All 19,298 24,876 15,700 6,390–27,500 32 382,000
200-m buffer            
  Q1 5,684 3,956 3,958 2,290–5,600 32 7,500
  Q2 5,701 11,842 11,900 9,500–14,089 7,503 16,500
  Q3 5,642 20,969 21,100 18,800–23,300 16,504 25,200
  Q4 5,643 30,623 30,000 27,725–33,400 25,231 37,800
  Q5 5,651 106,348 54,600 42,500–164,000 37,839 382,000
  All 28,321 34,677 21,000 9,480–33,300 32 382,000
300-m buffer            
  Q1 6,286 5,633 5,500 3,260–8,000 32 10,809
  Q2 6,322 16,253 16,400 13,666–18,841 10,810 21,300
  Q3 6,332 25,612 25,600 23,450–27,700 21,303 29,865
  Q4 6,260 35,908 35,540 32,356–39,400 29,892 44,004
  Q5 6,308 138,578 124,000 52,718–210,000 44,012 382,000
  All 31,508 44,410 25,600 13,700–39,400 32 382,000
400-m buffer            
  Q1 6,566 7,929 7,890 4,530–11,690 59 14,600
  Q2 6,607 20,247 20,499 17,600–22,806 14,623 25,000
  Q3 6,639 29,249 29,120 27,142–31,269 25,009 34,000
  Q4 6,514 41,116 40,333 37,208–45,300 34,022 52,000
  Q5 6,549 168,797 165,000 100,000–229,000 52,200 382,000
  All 32,875 53,332 29,000 17,600–45,000 32 382,000
Traffic density (vh·km/h)            
100-m buffer            
  Q1 3,861 15.3 14.8 8.33–14.8 0.008 30.6
  Q2 3,860 51.1 49.8 39.6–62.7 30.6 74.8
  Q3 3,878 107 106 88.8–125 74.8 146
  Q4 3,852 204 200 172–230 146 276
  Q5 3,847 704 419 333–633 277 8,998
  All 19,298 216 106 39.6–230 0.008 8,998
200-m buffer            
  Q1 5,656 51.4 50.6 26.5–75.4 0.004 104
  Q2 5,675 175 173 138–211 104 256
  Q3 5,689 361 356 305–413 256 477
  Q4 5,659 657 646 553–749 477 905
  Q5 5,642 2,594 1,496 1,109–3,335 905 22,020
  All 28,321 766 356 138–746 0.004 22,020
300-m buffer            
  Q1 6,266 126 123 61.5–190 0.17 262
  Q2 6,316 425 423 335–507 262 610
  Q3 6,328 829 819 711–947 610 1,087
  Q4 6,318 1,453 1,416 1,241–1,650 1,087 1,964
  Q5 6,280 5,532 3,939 2,533–7,614 1,964 34,642
  All 31,508 1,671 820 337–1,647 0.17 34,642
400-m buffer            
  Q1 6,547 266 263 127–402 0.09 542
  Q2 6,578 837 827 687–988 542 1,159
  Q3 6,590 1,533 1,522 1,334–1,729 1,160 1,954
  Q4 6,581 2,649 2,547 2,233–3,008 1,955 3,759
  Q5 6,579 9,590 8,226 5,098–12,449 3,760 48,305
  All 32,875 2,977 1,525 690–3,009 0.09 48,305

Note: IQR, interquartile range; Q1–Q5, quintiles 1 through 5, where Q5 is the highest quintile of traffic exposure; vh, vehicle.