Relationship of Meteorological and Air Pollution Parameters with Pneumonia in Elderly Patients

Table 3

Relationship between the pneumonia visits and temperature parameters.

		Pneumonia visits
		Present; Mean ± SD	Absent; Mean ± SD
Temperature (°C)	High	16.1 ± 9.9	20.3 ± 9.7	0.001
	Average	1012.8 ± 6.8	1012.3 ± 5.9	0.109
	Low	3.2 ± 7.8	6.6 ± 7.6	0.001
Humidity (%)	High	88.6 ± 11.4	85.8 ± 12.1	0.001
	Average	64.9 ± 16.9	60 ± 16.6	0.001
	Low	34.2 ± 21.3	30.7 ± 20.2	0.029
Sea level pressure (mmHg)	High	1020 ± 6.5	1018.6 ± 5.3	0.001
	Average	1016.4 ± 5.9	1015.9 ± 5	0.061
	Low	1012.8 ± 6.8	1012.3 ± 5.9	0.109