Finding · as stated by the study, recorded by Coridum · status verified-machine
Finding F-0138
“For PM10 and PM2.5 , the 24 h mean was calculated as 101.2 and 37.1 μg/m3 , respectively; such means are considered higher than the Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs).”
Structure
- Factor
- Particulate matter (PM₂.₅ and PM₁₀)
- Population
- patients admitted with acute cardiac conditions
- Setting
- city (ambient), SA
- Study design
- matched case analysis of hospital admissions for acute cardiac conditions (259 patients) at two governmental hospitals in Dammam and Khobar against daily PM10 and PM2.5 from 10 monitoring stations, lags 0 to 6 days (class 4)
- Effect
- mean 101.2
- Averaging time
- 24 h mean over the study period
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