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Table 2 The distributions of air pollutants by exposure duration (1-year and 2-years)

From: Association of ambient air pollution with hemoglobin levels and anemia in the general population of Korean adults

Air pollutants

Mean ± SD

Median

IQR

Pearson’s correlation coefficients

PM10

PM2.5

SO2

NO2

CO

1-year

        

 PM10 (µg/m3)

49.4 ± 6.6

48.9

8.3

1

0.8*

0.4*

0.5*

0.6*

 PM2.5 (µg/m3)

24.2 ± 3.7

23.9

4.6

0.8*

1

0.3*

0.1*

0.4*

  SO2 (ppb)

4.7 ± 1.9

4.4

1.7

0.4*

0.3*

1

0.3*

0.3*

  NO2 (ppb)

25.3 ± 9.9

23.4

16.1

0.5*

0.1*

0.3*

1

0.6*

  CO (ppb)

486.5 ± 84.9

489.1

123.6

0.6*

0.4*

0.3*

0.6*

1

2-years

        

 PM10 (µg/m3)

50.0 ± 6.3

49.4

7.4

1

0.8*

0.4*

0.5*

0.7*

 PM2.5 (µg/m3)

24.5 ± 3.5

24.2

4.1

0.8*

1

0.3

0.1*

0.4*

  SO2 (ppb)

4.8 ± 1.9

4.5

1.6

0.4*

0.3*

1

0.3*

0.3*

  NO2 (ppb)

25.2 ± 9.8

23.4

16.2

0.5*

0.1*

0.3*

1

0.6*

  CO (ppb)

491.9 ± 85.1

496.3

123.7

0.7*

0.4*

0.3*

0.6*

1

  1. SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; PM10, particulate matter ≤ 10 μm in diameter; PM2.5, particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm in diameter; SO2, sulfur dioxide; NO2, nitrogen dioxide; CO, carbon monoxide
  2. *p < 0.0001