Table 1 Descriptive statistics for weekly average temperature, relative humidity, vapor pressure and counts of all-cause deaths
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | City | Mean | SD | min. | 25 | 50 | 75 | max |
Temperature (°C) | Guangzhou | 23.0 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 18.4 | 24.5 | 27.8 | 31.7 |
| Â | Hong Kong | 23.4 | 4.9 | 11.8 | 19.2 | 24.8 | 27.7 | 30.5 |
Relative humidity (%) | Guangzhou | 70.0 | 10.3 | 31.4 | 63.6 | 71.8 | 76.8 | 89.9 |
| Â | Hong Kong | 78.9 | 7.5 | 53.9 | 75.5 | 80.0 | 84.6 | 90.9 |
VP (hPA) | Guangzhou | 20.9 | 7.7 | 4.9 | 14.2 | 21.0 | 28.5 | 32.5 |
| Â | Hong Kong | 23.7 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 17.5 | 24.5 | 30.7 | 34.0 |
All-cause deaths (< 65 years) | Guangzhou | 110 | 15 | 85 | 99 | 110 | 118 | 179 |
| Â | Hong Kong | 147 | 13 | 116 | 138 | 147 | 156 | 186 |
All-cause deaths (≥65 years) | Guangzhou | 333 | 64 | 237 | 287 | 316 | 371 | 556 |
| Â | Hong Kong | 555 | 72 | 431 | 502 | 538 | 596 | 813 |