Table 3 Distribution of long-term air pollution exposures among women living in the Ruhr area and an adjacent rural area in Germany at baseline and at follow-up
Total Group (n = 2116) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline in 1985-1994 | Follow-up in 2006 | Change in rural area | Change in urban area | |||||
PM 10 | No 2 | PM 10 | NO 2 | PM 10 | NO 2 | PM 10 | NO 2 | |
Min | 38.9 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 20.2 | 13.9 | 1.8 | 14.8 | 8.6 |
25 Percentile | 42.6 | 24.4 | 25.0 | 20.2 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 16.2 | 13.4 |
Median | 46.9 | 39.8 | 26.0 | 31.2 | 14.3 | 4.2 | 23.1 | 16.4 |
Mean | 46.6 | 38.1 | 26.9 | 27.9 | 17.6 | 3.8 | 21.4 | 15.4 |
75 Percentile | 52.1 | 49.8 | 28.4 | 32.8 | 21.9 | 4.8 | 24.6 | 17.2 |
Max | 53.6 | 61.0 | 30. 5 | 44.6 | 24.0 | 6.3 | 25.2 | 21.2 |