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. 2020 Jul 1;202(1):112–123. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201902-0286OC

Table 2.

Distributions of Air Pollutants (μg/m3) in Different Time Periods

PM10 Component Exposure Period n Mean SD Median IQR Range
PM10_road T1, daily average 12,445 0.96 0.71 0.80 0.72 0.07–7.80
T2, daily average 12,726 0.96 0.71 0.80 0.71 0.10–8.37
T3, daily average 12,670 0.94 0.69 0.78 0.70 0.05–7.26
Whole pregnancy, daily average 12,315 0.96 0.69 0.81 0.72 0.13–7.72
0–6 mo, daily average 12,538 0.94 0.68 0.79 0.73 0.14–8.33
7–12 mo, daily average 12,440 0.89 0.65 0.75 0.68 0.13–7.17
0–7 yr, annual average 10,974 0.97 0.46 0.93 0.54 0.23–4.78
8–15 yr, annual average 11,181 0.65 0.28 0.67 0.33 0.13–3.75
0–15 yr, annual average 10,309 0.80 0.35 0.80 0.41 0.18–3.63
PM10_other T1, daily average 12,445 5.24 1.97 5.10 2.42 0.78–18.36
T2, daily average 12,726 5.25 1.96 5.08 2.41 0.79–19.07
T3, daily average 12,670 5.17 1.94 5.06 2.42 0.86–19.32
Whole pregnancy, daily average 12,315 5.24 1.85 5.20 2.30 1.12–17.14
0–6 mo, daily average 12,538 5.19 1.88 5.14 2.37 1.05–19.47
7–12 mo, daily average 12,440 4.87 1.76 4.83 2.23 1.08–18.07
0–7 yr, annual average 10,974 4.62 1.35 4.77 1.83 1.30–13.07
8–15 yr, annual average 11,181 2.70 0.80 2.93 1.04 0.66–6.41
0–15 yr, annual average 10,309 3.60 1.01 3.78 1.35 0.97–9.39
PM10_total T1, daily average 12,445 33.45 5.31 32.88 7.90 20.38–54.21
T2, daily average 12,726 32.97 5.35 31.97 7.86 20.65–56.78
T3, daily average 12,670 31.49 5.26 30.40 6.87 17.08–67.83
Whole pregnancy, daily average 12,315 32.58 2.98 32.60 3.79 22.82–48.52
0–6 mo, daily average 12,538 31.82 3.74 31.57 5.08 22.37–51.76
7–12 mo, daily average 12,440 30.96 3.12 30.83 4.29 22.51–49.72
0–7 yr, annual average 10,974 32.99 1.83 33.08 2.50 28.20–42.91
8–15 yr, annual average 11,181 22.98 1.05 23.19 1.44 20.19–27.25
0–15 yr, annual average 10,309 27.66 1.36 27.82 1.85 24.03–34.54

Definition of abbreviations: IQR = interquartile range; PM10_other = particulate matter ≤10 μm in aerodynamic diameter from other local combined sources, such as minor roads and industrial or domestic sources; PM10_road = PM10 from local major road traffic; PM10_total = total PM10; T1 = first trimester; T2 = second trimester; T3 = third trimester.