Table 1

Descriptive statistics for birth weight and air pollution variables according to season in São Paulo, Brazil, 1997

Annual
Mean (SD)MinMaxJan–MarApr–JunJul–AugOct–Dec
Birth weight (g)3185.7 (464.3)100055003179.9 (464.4)3183.2 (465.1)3190.4 (462.8)3189.4 (464.5)
PM1060.3 (25.2)25.5153.049.1 (12.2)62.7 (20.2)78.4 (34.9)50.9 (14.9)
SO219.6 (10.3)3.456.922.3 (7.7)28.1 (10.1)17.9 (8.7)10.3 (3.9)
CO3.7 (1.6)1.111.42.9 (0.8)3.8 (1.3)4.7 (2.2)3.2 (1.0)
NO2117.9 (51.2)42.5399.6109.3 (36.4)114.4 (43.8)147.2 (67.7)100.6 (38.2)
O363.0 (33.5)11.7187.678.0 (37.1)54.0 (32.0)57.6 (26.4)61.6 (33.3)