Table 1 City-wide daily meteorological measures, PM2.5 and hospital admissions for exacerbations of chronic respiratory diseases in Guangdong Province, 2013–2017
| Â | Mean (SD) | Minimum | Percentile | Maximum | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25th | 50th | 75th | ||||
Daily meteorology | ||||||
 Diurnal Temperature Range (°C) | 7.1 (3.0) | 1.1 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 15.7 |
 Mean Temperature (°C) | 21.9 (6.1) | 2.0 | 17.3 | 22.8 | 27.2 | 33.9 |
 Relative Humidity (%) | 75.5 (12.2) | 19.1 | 67.7 | 76.9 | 84.5 | 100.0 |
PM2.5 (μg/m3) | 37.2 (20.3) | 7.1 | 19.4 | 32.8 | 46.1 | 141.7 |
Daily hospitalizations | ||||||
 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 263 (76) | 74 | 210 | 251 | 309 | 585 |
 Asthma | 42 (11) | 8 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 85 |
 Bronchiectasis | 62 (17) | 11 | 50 | 62 | 73 | 128 |