Table 2 Summary statistics for daily counts of emergency room visits and exposure variables in Beijing, 2014–2015.

From: Short-term Effect of Ambient Ozone on Daily Emergency Room Visits in Beijing, China

Variable

Mean ± SD

Minimum

Percentile

Maximum

25th

50th

75th

Emergency room visits

9710 ± 1070

7,591

9,166

9,731

10,388

15,527

Ozone (μg/m3)

103.1 ± 65.3

2

52

91

150

281

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

74.6 ± 61.7

5.2

28.9

56.6

104.3

328.3

PM10 (μg/m3)

97.9 ± 67.8

8.9

46.2

83.6

131.4

375.5

SO2 (μg/m3)

11.7 ± 13.3

2.0

3.4

6.9

14.1

79.0

NO2 (μg/m3)

48.2 ± 22.5

10.3

33.0

43.1

57.5

135.9

CO (mg/m3)

1.15 ± 0.84

0.22

0.62

0.94

1.34

6.82

Temperature (°C)

15.9 ± 10.4

−5.9

6.0

18.5

25.3

32.6

Relative humidity (%)

55 ± 20

8

41

56

70

99

  1. PM2.5 = particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter <2.5 μm; PM10 = particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter <10 μm; SO2 = sulfur dioxide; NO2 = nitrogen dioxide; CO = carbon monoxide.