Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the daily incidence of NPC, daily air pollutants, and climate data in Hangzhou, China, from Jan 1, 2013, to Dec 31, 2022.

From: The association between ambient air pollution and the risk of incident nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Hangzhou, China

Variables

Number

Mean ± SD

Min

P25

Median

P75

Max

Daily incidence (NPC)

 Total

3121

0.85 ± 1.07

0

0

1

1

10

 Male

2250

0.62 ± 0.88

0

0

0

1

8

 Female

871

0.24 ± 0.52

0

0

0

0

5

 Non-elderly

2298

0.63 ± 0.89

0

0

0

1

7

 Elderly

823

0.23 ± 0.50

0

0

0

0

4

 Urban areas

2070

0.57 ± 0.84

0

0

0

1

8

 Rural areas

1051

0.29 ± 0.56

0

0

0

0

4

 Warm season

1640

0.90 ± 1.06

0

0

1

1

6

 Cold season

1481

0.81 ± 1.09

0

0

0

1

10

Daily air pollutant concentrations

 PM2.5, μg/m3

 

43.02 ± 28.88

3.08

23.49

35.55

54.91

362.82

 PM10, μg/m3

 

68.58 ± 39.28

0.00

40.27

59.73

87.93

324.18

 SO2, μg/m3

 

11.59 ± 8.70

3.00

6.18

8.36

13.73

78.27

 NO2, μg/m3

 

40.27 ± 16.35

6.08

28.18

38.18

50.33

112.82

 CO, mg/m3

 

0.80 ± 0.25

0.35

0.63

0.75

0.92

2.47

 O3, μg/m3

 

94.39 ± 48.65

5.34

56.46

86.91

129.46

261.36

Climate factors

 Temperature, ℃

 

18.16 ± 8.81

-5.00

10.50

18.90

25.40

35.98

 Humidity, %

 

72.74 ± 14.28

27.00

63.00

74.00

84.00

99.00

  1. Note: 1 Warm season: April, May, June, July, August, and September. 2 Cold season: October, November, January, December, January, February, and March.