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. 2020 Jun 15;128(6):067012. doi: 10.1289/EHP5859

Table 2.

Summary statistics for residential long-term exposure levels 1 y before the first follow-up of the HNR study (2005–2006) from the EURAD and ESCAPE-LUR exposure models.

Exposure n=615
Mean±SD or n (%) Range IQR
PM10 (μg/m3)a 27.5±1.8 24.1–34.2 2.0
PM2.5 (μg/m3)a 18.3±1.0 16.1–21.4 1.4
PNAM (n/mL)b 3,203.6±358.2 2,447.1–4,431.6 497.0
NOx (μg/m3)a 49.3±11.3 24.3–107.7 14.2
NO2 (μg/m3)a 29.6±4.7 19.8–62.4 5.3
PM2.5abs (105/m)a 1.5±0.3 1.0–3.4 0.3
Lnight [dB(A)]c 44.0±8.5 25.2–75.3 12.6
LDEN [dB(A)]c 52.9±8.7 34.3–83.7 12.6
Distmajroad (m)d
 Absolute distance 1,098.4±812.0 15.8–4,599.7 1,054.8
<100 23 (3.7)
100<200 28 (4.6)
200 564 (91.7)

Note: —, No data; Distmajroad, distance to the nearest major road; ESCAPE-LUR, European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects–Land-Use Regression; EURAD, European Air Pollution Dispersion; HNR, Heinz Nixdorf Recall; IQR, interquartile Range; LANUV, State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection of North Rhine-Westphalia; LDEN, 24-h mean noise; Lnight, nighttime mean noise (2200–0600 hours); NOx, any nitrogen oxide; NO2, nitrogen dioxide; PM, particulate matter; PM2.5, PM2.5μm in aerodynamic diameter; PMabs, PM absorbance; PM2.5abs, PM2.5 absorbance; PM10, particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter 10μm; PNAM, accumulation mode particle number; SD, standard deviation.

a

From ESCAPE-LUR.

b

In line with EURAD procedures.

c

Modeled according to European Standards.

d

From LANUV.