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Table 1 Descriptive statistics on daily air pollutants and meteorological parameters

From: Association of air pollution with outpatient visits for respiratory diseases of children in an ex-heavily polluted Northwestern city, China

Variables

Mean (SD)

P25

P50

P75

Range

Air pollutants (μg/m3)

 PM2.5

54.52 (28.42)

36.01

46.60

66.52

7.15–299.06

 PM10

123.35 (75.69)

82.39

108.36

144.88

19.72–1207.13

 SO2

22.97 (15.06)

11.47

19.06

31.12

3.47–130.59

 NO2

51.80 (21.26)

36.07

49.34

63.26

12.25–138.15

Meteorological parameters

 Temperature (°C)

11.40 (9.75)

2.58

12.90

19.70

−12.40 – 29.80

 Relative humidity (%)

50.58 (14.57)

39.00

50.00

61.00

16.00–88.00

  1. SD standard deviance, P25 25th percentile, P50 50th percentile, P75 75th percentile, PM2.5 particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 μm, PM10 particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 10 μm, NO2 nitrogen dioxide, SO2 sulfur dioxide