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. 2021 Apr 2;129(4):047004. doi: 10.1289/EHP7486

Table 2.

Distributions of exposure measurements in the CANDLE cohort.

Measurements N Mean (SD)/percentage Min 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Max IQR
Prenatal exposures
PM2.5 in the first trimester (μg/m3) 818 10.7 (1.5) 7.8 9.8 10.4 11.2 16.8 1.4
PM2.5 in the second trimester (μg/m3) 818 10.7 (1.4) 7.7 9.9 10.5 11.4 16.6 1.5
PM2.5 in the third trimester (μg/m3) 815 11.0 (1.7) 6.2 9.9 10.7 11.7 17.2 1.8
 Prenatal PM2.5 (μg/m3) 818 10.8 (0.9) 8.6 10.2 10.8 11.3 13.8 1.1
 Prenatal NO2 (ppb) 818 10.0 (2.4) 4.0 8.3 10.0 11.7 16.4 3.4
 Distance to A1 roadway (m) 818 2,490 (1,841) 35 1,130 2,017 3,443 11,400 2,313
 Distance to A2 roadway (m) 818 1,920 (1,631) 9 580 1,385 2,900 8,658 2,320
 Distance to A3 roadway (m) 818 449 (542) 9 155 307 559 6,220 404
Proximity to any major roadwaya
  <150m 230 71.5%
  150m 588 28.0%
  Missing 4 0.5%
Postnatal exposures
 Postnatal PM2.5 (μg/m3) 780 9.9 (0.5) 8.7 9.5 9.8 10.2 11.6 0.7
 Postnatal NO2 (ppb) 780 8.9 (1.9) 3.7 7.6 8.9 10.2 13.5 2.6
 Distance to A1 roadway (m) 780 2,529 (2,013) 38 1,090 1,991 3,462 16,307 2,372
 Distance to A2 roadway (m) 780 1,932 (1,609) 9 617 1,438 2,912 8,069 2,295
 Distance to A3 roadway (m) 780 440 (452) 9 156 316 557 3,090 401
 Proximity to any major roadwaya
  <150m 212 27.2%
  150m 568 72.8%

Note: IQR, interquartile range; NO2, nitrogen dioxide; PM2.5, ambient particulate matter (particulate matter 2.5μm in aerodynamic diameter); SD, standard deviation.

a

Proximity to major roadway was estimated based on the single address with the longest residential history in the pre- and postnatal window and was dichotomized at 150m from any major roadway of A1, A2, or A3.