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Table 3 Distribution of personal exposures to air pollution

From: Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during physical activity and acute changes in blood pressure, autonomic and micro-vascular function in women: a cross-over study

  

Overall

Route

Air pollutant

n

Mean (SD)

Median (Range)

IQR

High-Traffic mean (SD)

Low-Traffic mean (SD)

Indoors mean (SD)

Personal Exposures

UFPs (count/cm3)

141

16,771 (10,302)

14,300 (3720-50,900)

9150-20,000

21,234 (9998)

18,740 (10,143)

9800 (6688)

Black Carbon (ng/m3)

140

1725 (1406)

1237 (33-8440)

914-2074

2260 (1692)

1248 (910)

1608 (1286)

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

143

14.2 (13)

8.63 (3.1-70.8)

4.2-19.4

15.7 (15.9)

13.4 (13.8)

13.4 (9.4)

NO2 (ppb)

136

48.0 (18)

46.8 (2.3-131)

35.2-57.0

48.9 (17.5)

50.9 (21.2)

43.3 (14.9)

O3 (ppb)

136

50.1 (16)

47.7 (17-101)

38.0-62.3

55.7 (12.1)

56.7 (17.2)

34.4 (7.9)

Regional Air pollution Concentrations Prior to Study Periods

PM2.55 (μg/m3) (24 hours)

134

14.5 (10.9)

11.5 (1.88-52.9)

7.13-17.6

   

NO2 (ppb) (24 hours)

143

7.02 (2.80)

6.41 (1.42-14.1)

5.05-8.34

   

O3 (ppb) (24 hours)

143

26.9 (7.41)

26.4 (11.2-43.9)

21.1-31.6

   

PM2.5 (μg/m3) (5 days)

132

14.5 (7.82)

13.5 (4.31-34.6)

7.63-20.2

   

NO2 (ppb) (5 days)

143

6.53 (1.20)

6.59 (4.03-9.13)

5.71-7.51

   

O3 (ppb) (5 days)

143

27.4 (5.24)

26.5 (16.1-38.5)

24.4-30.4

   
  1. UFP, ultrafine particles; IQR, interquartile range.