Table 1

Descriptive statistics for air pollution, meteorological variables, and mortality data in São Paulo, Brazil, 1991–1993

Mean (SD)MinPercentilesMax
1025507590
PM10 64.3  (27.6)19.636.845.156.775.6101.0184.5
SO2 18.8 (8.5)4.39.612.917.322.929.861.1
NO2 1-150 161.2 (81.8)26.080.0104.1141.8199.1260.9668.3
O3 1-150 67.9 (42.1)2.722.436.859.789.6128.4272.0
CO1-150 5.8 (2.1)1.33.34.35.77.08.416.2
Temperature19.2 (3.3)8.614.717.019.421.723.326.3
Humidity78.7 (9.5)42.560.773.279.585.590.898
Mortality
All ages and causes138.1 (18.9)71114125137150170209
Over 65
All causes67.8 (12.7)285259677683113
Respiratory10.7 (4.2)16810131627
CVD33.6 (7.8)11242833394364
Under 5
All causes13.2 (3.9)381013162026
Respiratory2.2 (1.7)01123510
Pneumonia1.7 (1.5)0011249
  • CVD = cardiovascular diseases.

  • 1-150 Missing values: CO=7 days; O3=9 days; NO2 =100 days.