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. 2020 Jul 2;138(8):867–874. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.2237

Table 2. Indoor Environmental Metrics Collected During Particle Counta.

Variable No. of patients Mean (SD) [range]
Temperature, °C 76 24.1 (2.1) [18.6-28.2]
Humidity, %
Indoor 76 52.4 (8.3) [35.4-72.2]
Outdoor 79 65.5 (13.3) [35.0-96.0]
No. of particles
>0.5 μm/ft3 of air 79 316 138.5 (753 472.0) [114.4-5 300 000.0]
>5.0 μm/ft3 of air 79 876.9 (1352.8) [0-8843.3]
Mass concentration, μg/m3
PM2.5 83 2.6 (4.8) [0-5.5]
PM10 83 8.0 (9.9) [0-54.0]

Abbreviations: PM2.5, particulate matter of 2.5 μm or less in aerodynamic diameter; PM10, particulate matter of 10.0 μm or less in aerodynamic diameter.

a

Measured using a handheld particle counter (Aerocet 531; MetOne Instruments, Inc).