Table 2 Regional Meniere’s disease cases and air pollution distribution in Korea between 2008 and 2015.
From: Association between Meniere’s disease and air pollution in South Korea
Study period: | 2008–2015 | 2008–2015 | 2008–2015 | 2008–2015 | 2008–2015 | 2008–2015 | 2015a | 2015a | ||||||||||||||
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Region | Cases of MD | Sample population | Incidence per 1000 | SO2 percentiles (ppb) | NO2 percentiles (ppb) | CO percentiles (0.1 ppm) | O3 percentiles (ppb) | PM10 percentiles (μg/m3) | PM2.5 percentiles ( μg/m3) | Cases of MD | ||||||||||||
(n) | (n) | (n) | 10 | 50 | 90 | 10 | 50 | 90 | 10 | 50 | 90 | 10 | 50 | 90 | 10 | 50 | 90 | 10 | 50 | 90 | (n) | |
Gangwon | 1280 | 33,008 | 38.78 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 13.0 | 21.6 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 8.5 | 17.1 | 27.2 | 45.3 | 20.4 | 41.4 | 76.0 | 10.5 | 22.3 | 45.7 | 241 |
Gyeonggi | 5756 | 245,245 | 23.47 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 16.2 | 27.3 | 44.3 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 21.3 | 38.2 | 25.4 | 49.9 | 89.3 | 9.8 | 22.2 | 45.2 | 1012 |
Gyeongnam | 2080 | 66,927 | 31.08 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 16.1 | 28.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 15.4 | 27.8 | 43.2 | 25.0 | 42.0 | 72.7 | 12.5 | 24.0 | 38.7 | 345 |
Gyeongbuk | 1426 | 56,536 | 25.22 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 13.3 | 21.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 17.1 | 27.9 | 44.7 | 25.0 | 41.9 | 73.9 | 11.0 | 19.5 | 38.5 | 234 |
Gwangju | 1408 | 29,451 | 47.81 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 18.3 | 31.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 12.3 | 25.6 | 42.1 | 19.0 | 38.0 | 72.0 | 10.8 | 23.4 | 42.5 | 207 |
Daegu | 1299 | 50,343 | 25.80 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 21.1 | 38.6 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 23.3 | 41.9 | 23.3 | 42.5 | 77.0 | 10.5 | 22.4 | 40.1 | 232 |
Daejeon | 923 | 31,799 | 29.03 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 18.9 | 33.3 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 22.3 | 40.3 | 17.9 | 38.4 | 71.3 | 11.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 57 |
Busan | 1906 | 72,844 | 26.17 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 12.0 | 19.4 | 31.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 15.4 | 27.3 | 40.5 | 26.5 | 42.1 | 74.6 | 12.1 | 23.5 | 41.1 | 303 |
Seoul | 5186 | 222,083 | 23.35 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 18.7 | 31.7 | 51.2 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 19.8 | 36.3 | 19.4 | 42.0 | 79.3 | 9.9 | 20.8 | 38.8 | 819 |
Ulsan | 454 | 23,093 | 19.66 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 21.8 | 34.5 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 14.2 | 24.7 | 39.1 | 24.4 | 42.3 | 77.7 | 10.2 | 22.0 | 42.5 | 70 |
Incheon | 1470 | 59,747 | 24.60 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 9.6 | 13.6 | 23.7 | 40.7 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 12.8 | 25.6 | 41.3 | 24.9 | 46.3 | 84.3 | 11.9 | 24.9 | 49.5 | 261 |
Jeonnam | 2233 | 39,842 | 56.05 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 14.5 | 23.7 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 17.0 | 29.6 | 43.4 | 21.4 | 35.4 | 63.3 | 11.8 | 22.7 | 39.7 | 318 |
Jeonbuk | 1550 | 37,405 | 41.44 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 13.4 | 22.4 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 13.5 | 25.2 | 41.3 | 23.5 | 45.3 | 80.5 | 12.0 | 31.2 | 60.0 | 172 |
Jeju | 438 | 11,546 | 37.94 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 14.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 23.5 | 37.8 | 52.5 | 21.0 | 36.0 | 71.3 | 9.5 | 20.5 | 38.8 | 68 |
Chungnam | 1281 | 45,833 | 27.95 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 14.1 | 23.6 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 15.7 | 28.0 | 43.7 | 20.6 | 40.5 | 73.6 | 11.0 | 23.0 | 44.0 | |
Chungbuk | 956 | 32,644 | 29.29 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 18.7 | 32.5 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 22.9 | 42.5 | 22.4 | 49.5 | 89.5 | 7.0 | 22.5 | 51.8 | 125 |
All regions | 29,646 | 4464 | ||||||||||||||||||||
