Table 4 Correlations of BB symptom scores with average monthly pollutant variables (UK-wide, but grouped by sensor location type, March–Sept incl.).
From: A comparison of experience sampled hay fever symptom severity across rural and urban areas of the UK
Environment measure (background urban) | BB symptom (urban) | Correlation | p (2-tailed) |
|---|---|---|---|
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) mean | Eyes | −0.713 | \(\le\).001 |
\(\hbox {NO}_x\) mean | Eyes | −0.6596 | \(\le\).001 |
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) mean | Nose | −0.633 | \(\le\).001 |
\(\hbox {NO}_2\) mean | Eyes | \(-\)0.6237 | \(\le\).001 |
\(\hbox {NO}_x\) max | Eyes | −0.6142 | \(\le\).001 |
\(\hbox {NO}_x\) mean | Breathing | −0.604 | \(\le\).001 |
\(\hbox {NO}_x\) mean | Nose | −0.5961 | \(\le\).001 |
\(\hbox {NO}_2\) max | Eyes | −0.5948 | \(\le\).001 |
\(\hbox {NO}_2\) mean | Breathing | −0.5819 | \(\le\).001 |
\(\hbox {NO}_x\) mean | Max_score | −0.5687 | \(\le\).001 |
\(\hbox {NO}_x\) max | Nose | −0.5662 | \(\le\).001 |
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) mean | Breathing | −0.5524 | \(\le\).001 |
\(\hbox {NO}_x\) max | Max_score | −0.5496 | \(\le\).001 |
\(\hbox {NO}_x\) max | Taken_medication | −0.5384 | 0.0012 |
\(\hbox {NO}_2\) max | Breathing | −0.5226 | 0.0018 |
\(\hbox {NO}_2\) mean | Nose | −0.5205 | 0.0019 |
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) max | Eyes | −0.5198 | 0.0019 |
\(\hbox {NO}_x\) max | Breathing | −0.5083 | 0.0025 |
\(\hbox {NO}_2\) mean | Max_score | −0.506 | 0.0027 |
\(\hbox {NO}_x\) mean | Taken_medication | −0.4987 | 0.0031 |
\(\hbox {NO}_2\) max | Nose | −0.4921 | 0.0036 |
\(\hbox {NO}_2\) max | Max_score | −0.4812 | 0.0046 |
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) mean | Max_score | −0.457 | 0.0075 |
\(\hbox {O}_3\) max | Taken_medication | 0.4355 | 0.0113 |
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) max | Breathing | −0.4263 | 0.0134 |
\(\hbox {O}_3\) max | Nose | 0.4248 | 0.0137 |
\(\hbox {O}_3\) mean | Nose | 0.4131 | 0.0169 |
\(\hbox {O}_3\) mean | Taken_medication | 0.4031 | 0.02 |
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) max | Nose | −0.3948 | 0.023 |
\(\hbox {NO}_2\) mean | Taken_medication | −0.3752 | 0.0314 |
\(\hbox {NO}_2\) max | Taken_medication | −0.3665 | 0.0359 |
Environment measure (background rural) | BB symptom (rural) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) max | Eyes | 0.4975 | 0.0032 |
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) mean | Taken_medication | 0.4935 | 0.0035 |
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) mean | Max_score | 0.4306 | 0.0124 |
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) mean | Eyes | 0.4136 | 0.0167 |
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) max | Max_score | 0.3861 | 0.0265 |
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) mean | Nose | 0.3603 | 0.0394 |
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) max | Taken_medication | 0.3591 | 0.0401 |
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) max | Nose | 0.358 | 0.0408 |
