Figure 1Scatter plot of the geometric mean (GM) of (1→3)-β-D-glucan level and outdoor temperature (r=0.339, p=0.013).
Table 1.(1→3)-β-D-glucan level (pg/m3) and climatic factors by sampling location
Sampling location |
Calendar month |
Levels (pg/m3)
|
Average level of climatic factors1
|
n |
Stage 1 |
n |
Stage 2 |
Total |
Temperature (°C) |
RH (%) |
Wind (m/s) |
Daylight (h) |
Cloud cover |
A |
1 |
1 |
37 |
1 |
23 |
60 |
0.9 |
64.6 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
|
2 |
1 |
60 |
1 |
<3.3 |
60 |
1.4 |
50.8 |
2.2 |
8.3 |
3.4 |
|
3 |
1 |
2299 |
1 |
22 |
2321 |
5.7 |
38.3 |
3.5 |
10.5 |
2.9 |
|
4 |
1 |
1229 |
1 |
27 |
1256 |
12.2 |
77.1 |
3.5 |
2.1 |
7.5 |
|
5 |
1 |
119 |
1 |
26 |
145 |
20.7 |
60.4 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
8.3 |
|
6 |
1 |
654 |
1 |
19 |
673 |
24.9 |
43.0 |
2.6 |
6.2 |
7.1 |
|
7 |
NA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
1 |
209 |
1 |
53 |
262 |
24.4 |
75.6 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
8.8 |
|
9 |
1 |
406 |
1 |
13 |
419 |
25.6 |
68.1 |
1.7 |
3.6 |
6.3 |
|
10 |
1 |
189 |
1 |
5 |
195 |
17.3 |
53.1 |
2.6 |
5.0 |
8.3 |
|
11 |
1 |
14 |
1 |
12 |
26 |
14.2 |
81.0 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
9.8 |
|
12 |
1 |
144 |
1 |
43 |
187 |
7.1 |
39.1 |
3.9 |
9.0 |
0.1 |
B |
1 |
1 |
104 |
1 |
4 |
108 |
4.7 |
48.9 |
3.1 |
1.9 |
7.5 |
|
2 |
1 |
627 |
1 |
14 |
641 |
6.2 |
48.1 |
1.9 |
9.5 |
0.5 |
|
3 |
1 |
1390 |
1 |
36 |
1425 |
2.2 |
43.9 |
4.4 |
10.7 |
1.1 |
|
4 |
1 |
2125 |
1 |
32 |
2157 |
8.9 |
83.9 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
9.1 |
|
5 |
1 |
1906 |
1 |
24 |
1931 |
17.5 |
89.8 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
|
6 |
NA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
1 |
1296 |
1 |
52 |
1348 |
24.1 |
71.0 |
2.1 |
0.0 |
9.3 |
|
8 |
1 |
26 |
1 |
<3.3 |
26 |
27.1 |
70.0 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
8.0 |
|
9 |
1 |
94 |
1 |
12 |
107 |
18.1 |
44.4 |
2.2 |
7.9 |
2.0 |
|
10 |
1 |
58 |
1 |
21 |
80 |
9.4 |
37.4 |
1.7 |
10.5 |
0.0 |
|
11 |
NA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
1 |
85 |
1 |
24 |
109 |
7.1 |
29.1 |
2.6 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
C |
1 |
1 |
78 |
1 |
6 |
84 |
2.9 |
54.5 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
4.3 |
|
2 |
1 |
395 |
1 |
38 |
395 |
5.6 |
52.1 |
2.3 |
9.7 |
0.9 |
|
3 |
1 |
876 |
1 |
32 |
876 |
2.2 |
- |
3.7 |
11.2 |
0.9 |
|
4 |
1 |
2476 |
1 |
31 |
2476 |
11.2 |
49.3 |
3.5 |
10.5 |
1.3 |
|
5 |
1 |
2094 |
1 |
33 |
2094 |
20.7 |
47.3 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
9.5 |
|
6 |
NA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
1 |
927 |
1 |
88 |
1012 |
24.8 |
81.0 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
8.6 |
|
8 |
1 |
400 |
1 |
29 |
400 |
23.5 |
71.4 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
6.5 |
|
9 |
1 |
58 |
1 |
43 |
58 |
21.8 |
41.1 |
2.1 |
11.0 |
0.0 |
|
10 |
1 |
49 |
1 |
12 |
49 |
7.6 |
36.9 |
2.9 |
9.9 |
0.0 |
|
11 |
1 |
29 |
1 |
42 |
29 |
5.6 |
53.1 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
9.0 |
|
12 |
1 |
72 |
1 |
15 |
78 |
5.4 |
42.8 |
2.2 |
7.8 |
3.4 |
D |
1 |
1 |
68 |
1 |
22 |
89 |
5.6 |
22.4 |
2.8 |
9.5 |
0.3 |
|
2 |
1 |
334 |
1 |
5 |
340 |
6.1 |
57.4 |
2.5 |
5.6 |
4.9 |
|
3 |
1 |
852 |
1 |
53 |
905 |
7.3 |
61.5 |
3.2 |
9.6 |
0.4 |
|
4 |
1 |
1861 |
1 |
15 |
1876 |
13.2 |
47.4 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
8.9 |
|
5 |
1 |
2798 |
1 |
41 |
2839 |
20.1 |
53.5 |
2.0 |
6.1 |
3.6 |
|
6 |
NA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
1 |
718 |
1 |
55 |
773 |
26.2 |
81.6 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
8.1 |
|
8 |
1 |
158 |
1 |
19 |
177 |
26.4 |
57.5 |
2.8 |
7.6 |
6.8 |
|
9 |
1 |
37 |
1 |
13 |
50 |
19.8 |
52.6 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
7.1 |
|
10 |
1 |
23 |
1 |
9 |
32 |
9.5 |
42.8 |
1.5 |
9.5 |
3.3 |
|
11 |
NA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
1 |
36 |
1 |
<3.3 |
36 |
4.0 |
37.4 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
9.8 |
E |
1 |
1 |
54 |
1 |
52 |
107 |
1.2 |
52.8 |
2.5 |
6.7 |
3.3 |
|
2 |
1 |
60 |
1 |
4 |
65 |
2.3 |
59.1 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
6.9 |
|
3 |
1 |
1375 |
1 |
69 |
1375 |
9.2 |
54.6 |
2.8 |
10.5 |
0.4 |
|
4 |
1 |
7143 |
1 |
52 |
7143 |
11.3 |
61.0 |
4.6 |
6.5 |
7.1 |
|
5 |
1 |
3656 |
1 |
21 |
3656 |
21.5 |
39.5 |
2.0 |
9.7 |
5.5 |
|
6 |
1 |
2077 |
1 |
42 |
2077 |
24.5 |
52.5 |
2.6 |
7.5 |
4.1 |
|
7 |
NA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
1 |
938 |
1 |
50 |
988 |
25.2 |
73.3 |
1.9 |
4.8 |
6.6 |
|
9 |
1 |
148 |
1 |
7 |
154 |
17.7 |
44.5 |
3.6 |
5.6 |
4.5 |
|
10 |
1 |
269 |
1 |
5 |
274 |
12.8 |
44.0 |
1.7 |
10.0 |
1.1 |
|
11 |
1 |
27 |
1 |
14 |
41 |
1.6 |
39.1 |
2.0 |
9.4 |
0.0 |
|
12 |
1 |
91 |
1 |
12 |
103 |
5.5 |
33.9 |
4.8 |
8.9 |
1.0 |
Total |
|
53 |
|
53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GM (GSD) |
|
|
286 (5.4) |
|
19 (2.9) |
312(5.0) |
|
|
|
|
|
Table 2.Pearson correlation analysis between the total level of (1→3)-β-D-glucan and climatic factors
|
(1→3)-β-D-glucan level |
Temperature |
Relative humidity |
Wind speed |
Hours of daylight |
Cloud cover |
Pollen count |
(1→3)-β-D-glucan level |
1.000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Temperature |
0.339*
|
1.000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Relative humidity |
0.255 |
0.396**
|
1.000 |
|
|
|
|
Wind speed |
0.255 |
-0.177 |
0.067 |
1.000 |
|
|
|
Hours of daylight |
0.048 |
-0.292*
|
-0.599**
|
0.091 |
1.000 |
|
|
Cloud cover |
0.143 |
0.404**
|
0.618**
|
-0.017 |
-0.889**
|
1.000 |
|
Pollen count |
0.258 |
0.373**
|
0.223 |
-0.128 |
0.060 |
0.010 |
1.000 |