Skip to main content

Table 3 Comparison of slope coefficients in regressions of the number of immediate and lagged SFTS cases with meteorological factors

From: Epidemiological characteristics of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and its relationship with meteorological factors in Liaoning Province, China

Meteorological factors

The number of SFTS cases

Immediate effect

One-week lag

Two-week lag

Three-week lag

Four-week lag

Five-week lag

β

P

β

P

β

P

β

P

β

P

β

P

Monthly average air pressure (hPa) (X1)

−0.145

P < 0.001

−0.126

P < 0.001

−0.101

P < 0.001

−0.086

P < 0.001

−0.144

P < 0.001

−0.124

P < 0.001

Monthly average relative humidity (%) (X2)

0.096

P < 0.001

0.096

P < 0.001

0.093

P < 0.001

0.089

P < 0.001

0.094

P < 0.001

0.095

P < 0.001

Monthly average sunshine duration (h) (X3)

0.026

P > 0.05

−0.022

P > 0.05

−0.033

P > 0.05

−0.058

P > 0.05

0.023

P > 0.05

−0.020

P > 0.05

Monthly average temperature (°C) (X4)

0.154

P < 0.001

0.138

P < 0.001

0.121

P < 0.001

0.102

P < 0.001

0.154

P < 0.001

0.138

P < 0.001

Monthly average wind speed (m/s) (X5)

−1.048

P < 0.001

−1.210

P < 0.001

−1.421

P < 0.001

−1.454

P < 0.001

−1.043

P < 0.001

−1.225

P < 0.001

Monthly average ground temperature (°C) (X6)

0.134

P < 0.001

0.119

P < 0.001

0.103

P < 0.001

0.086

P < 0.001

0.134

P < 0.001

0.119

P < 0.001

Monthly average rainfall

(mm) (X7)

0.285

P < 0.001

0.281

P < 0.001

0.271

P < 0.001

0.257

P < 0.001

0.280

P < 0.001

0.274

P < 0.001