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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of outpatient visits for children with respiratory diseases, weather conditions, and concentrations of air pollutants by seasons in Harbin from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2019

From: Short-term exposure to extreme temperature and outpatient visits for respiratory diseases among children in the northern city of China: a time-series study

Season

Variables

Mean

SD

Min

P25

P50

P75

Max

Whole year

Daily counts, mean

413.74

198.94

62.00

244.00

400.50

537.00

1407.00

 

Mean temperature (°C)

4.51

15.55

-33.50

-10.30

7.10

18.41

30.80

 

Relative humidity (%)

65.43

14.91

15.00

56.50

67.00

76.00

98.00

 

PM10 (µg/m3)

83.17

67.56

1.00

42.00

65.00

101.05

844.92

 

N02 (µg/m3)

43.74

20.64

10.00

29.00

39.00

54.00

161.17

 

SO2 (µg/m3)

31.47

35.73

2.82

8.50

16.96

41.00

233.36

Warm

Daily counts, mean

391.65

175.77

96.00

248.00

385.00

496.00

1407.00

 

Mean temperature (°C)

17.36

6.48

-3.20

13.30

18.40

22.20

30.80

 

Relative humidity (%)

66.64

17.29

15.00

56.00

70.00

80.00

98.00

 

PM10 (µg/m3)

63.76

45.12

11.00

35.00

51.70

79.17

518.00

 

N02 (µg/m3)

34.32

13.11

10.00

25.00

32.00

40.00

107.83

 

SO2 (µg/m3)

11.06

6.79

2.82

7.00

9.00

13.00

48.58

Cold

Daily counts, mean

435.94

217.59

62.00

242.50

414.00

582.00

1217.00

 

Mean temperature (°C)

-8.40

10.50

-33.50

-16.60

-10.30

0.30

20.65

 

Relative humidity (%)

64.22

11.95

19.00

56.80

65.00

73.00

97.00

 

PM10 (µg/m3)

102.66

79.69

1.00

53.00

79.00

124.52

844.92

 

N02 (µg/m3)

53.19

22.43

11.00

37.00

50.00

65.23

161.17

 

SO2 (µg/m3)

51.97

40.92

4.91

23.61

40.92

66.50

233.36