Table 5 Correlations of BB symptom scores with environment variables, grouped by postcode region.
From: A comparison of experience sampled hay fever symptom severity across rural and urban areas of the UK
Time aggregation | Regions | Env variable | BB symptom | Correlation | p (2-tailed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daily mean | Concentric regions | Grass (Poaceae) | Max_score | 0.1139 | \(\le\).001 |
Grass | Eyes | 0.109 | \(\le\).001 | ||
Grass | Nose | 0.1054 | \(\le\).001 | ||
Same region only | Grass | Eyes | 0.1095 | \(\le\).001 | |
Weekly mean | Concentric regions | Grass | Max_score | 0.1653 | \(\le\).001 |
Grass | Nose | 0.157 | \(\le\).001 | ||
Grass | Eyes | 0.1529 | \(\le\).001 | ||
\(\hbox {O}_3\) mean | Eyes | 0.1113 | \(\le\).001 | ||
Same region only | Grass | Eyes | 0.158 | \(\le\).001 | |
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) mean | Breathing | 0.1541 | \(\le\).001 | ||
Nettle family (Urticaceae) | Breathing | −0.1378 | 0.0023 | ||
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) mean | Taken_medication | 0.1234 | \(\le\).001 | ||
Grass | Nose | 0.1212 | 0.0043 | ||
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) max | Taken_medication | 0.1171 | \(\le\).001 | ||
Grass | Max_score | 0.1148 | 0.0068 | ||
Monthly mean | Concentric regions | Grass | Max_score | 0.1811 | \(\le\).001 |
Grass | Nose | 0.1708 | \(\le\).001 | ||
Grass | Eyes | 0.165 | \(\le\).001 | ||
\(\hbox {O}_3\) mean | Eyes | 0.1309 | \(\le\).001 | ||
\(\hbox {O}_3\) max | Taken_medication | 0.1096 | \(\le\).001 | ||
\(\hbox {O}_3\) max | Eyes | 0.1069 | \(\le\).001 | ||
Same region only | \(\hbox {SO}_2\) Mean | Breathing | 0.21 | \(\le\).001 | |
Hazel (Corylus spp.) | Breathing | 0.1888 | 0.0145 | ||
Nettle family | Breathing | −0.1864 | 0.0156 | ||
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) mean | Max_score | 0.1707 | 0.0015 | ||
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) max | Taken_medication | 0.1665 | 0.002 | ||
Grass | Eyes | 0.1561 | 0.0311 | ||
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) mean | Taken_medication | 0.1502 | 0.0054 | ||
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) mean | Nose | 0.1297 | 0.0164 | ||
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) max | Nose | 0.1268 | 0.019 | ||
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) max | Breathing | 0.1158 | 0.0323 | ||
\(\hbox {SO}_2\) max | Max_score | 0.1117 | 0.0389 |
