Table 3 Spearman correlation coefficients among the exposure variables.

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

Variables

ozone

PM2.5

PM10

NO2

SO2

CO

Temp

RH

ozone

1.00

−0.03

0.03

−0.34a

−0.30a

−0.29a

0.84a

0.04

PM2.5

1.00

0.83a

0.66a

0.53a

0.85a

−0.06

0.46a

PM10

1.00

0.68a

0.62a

0.67a

−0.04

0.13b

NO2

1.00

0.66a

0.74a

−0.32a

−0.16a

SO2

1.00

0.64a

−0.49a

−0.25a

CO

1.00

−0.29a

0.41a

Temp

1.00

0.23a

RH

1.00

  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; Temp = temperature; RH = relative humidity.
  2. aP < 0.001,
  3. bP < 0.05.