Summary statistics for mean temperature, relative humidity, air pollution, total and cause-specific paediatric EDAs in Brisbane, Australia, during 2003–2009
| Variables | Mean | SD | Min | Centile | Max | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 50 | 75 | |||||
| Mean temperature (°C) | 20.6 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 17.3 | 20.9 | 23.8 | 34.2 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 57.3 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 49.0 | 58.0 | 67.0 | 98.0 |
| O3 (ppb) | 22.3 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 26.0 | 60.0 |
| PM10 (µg/m3) | 16.0 | 10.1 | 4.4 | 11.7 | 14.5 | 17.9 | 355.2 |
| Total morbidity | 51.4 | 15.8 | 3 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 108 |
| Intestinal infectious diseases | 8.7 | 5.1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 57 |
| Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Nervous system diseases | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Respiratory diseases | 20.0 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 53 |
| Acute upper respiratory infections | 5.6 | 3.3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 5.5 | 3.4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| Digestive system diseases | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Genitourinary system diseases | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Total morbidity in children aged 0–4 years | 33.5 | 11.2 | 1 | 27 | 34 | 41 | 68 |
| Total morbidity in children aged 5–9 years | 9.3 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 27 |
| Total morbidity in children aged 10–14 years | 8.7 | 3.9 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 60 |
| Total morbidity in male children | 28.9 | 9.6 | 1 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 85 |
| Total morbidity in female children | 22.5 | 7.9 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 50 |
EDA, emergency department admission; PM10, particular matter ≤10 µm.