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Table 3 Percentage change (%) of mortality counts associated with 1% increase in influenza virus activity during the low, middle and high periods of temperature, relative humidity and vapor pressure

From: Effect modification of environmental factors on influenza-associated mortality: a time-series study in two Chinese cities

Disease

City

Percentage change (95% CI)

Deviance

Deviance

p-value*

  

Low

Middle

High

(main)

(interaction)

 
  

Temperature

   

All-cause

Guangzhou

0.02 (-0.50, 0.54)

0.29 (0.07, 0.50)

0.26 (-0.11, 0.63)

608.3

603.5

0.089

 

Hong Kong

0.11 (-0.08, 0.30)

0.15 (0.01, 0.28)

0.24 (0.06, 0.41)

343.9

340.6

0.187

CRD

Guangzhou

0.15 (-0.56, 0.86)

0.41 (0.11, 0.72)

0.50 (-0.03, 1.03)

642.2

638.9

0.188

 

Hong Kong

0.13 (-0.14, 0.39)

0.27 (0.08, 0.47)

0.49 (0.24, 0.74)

320.8

310.7

0.006

P&I

Guangzhou

0.14 (-1.71, 2.03)

1.37 (0.64, 2.09)

0.82 (-0.41, 2.06)

189.3

186.1

0.201

 

Hong Kong

0.38 (-0.11, 0.86)

0.66 (0.33, 1.00)

0.79 (0.36, 1.23)

241.2

238.0

0.203

Accident

Hong Kong

0.32 (-0.34, 0.98)

0.20 (-0.24, 0.63)

0.11 (-0.44, 0.67)

159.1

158.9

0.871

  

Relative humidity

   

All-cause

Guangzhou

-0.60 (-1.50, 0.32)

0.13 (-0.13, 0.40)

0.44 (0.20, 0.68)

608.3

579.8

< 0.001

 

Hong Kong

0.04 (-0.26, 0.33)

0.13 (0.01, 0.25)

0.29 (0.12, 0.46)

343.9

333.7

0.006

CRD

Guangzhou

-0.79 (-2.04, 0.48)

0.32 (-0.05, 0.70)

0.57 (0.23, 0.91)

642.2

621.3

< 0.001

 

Hong Kong

0.22 (-0.18, 0.62)

0.27 (0.09, 0.44)

0.41 (0.16, 0.66)

320.8

317.4

0.178

P&I

Guangzhou

-1.67 (-4.95, 1.74)

0.89 (-0.02, 1.81)

1.66 (0.85, 2.48)

189.3

183.5

0.055

 

Hong Kong

0.52 (-0.22, 1.26)

0.60 (0.29, 0.91)

0.76 (0.34, 1.18)

241.2

240.1

0.570

Accident

Hong Kong

0.91 (0.00, 1.83)

0.13 (-0.27, 0.53)

0.26 (-0.29, 0.81)

159.1

155.3

0.144

  

Vapor pressure

   

All-cause

Guangzhou

-0.20 (-0.75, 0.35)

0.27 (0.04, 0.51)

0.35 (0.07, 0.62)

608.3

594.0

0.001

 

Hong Kong

0.13 (-0.07, 0.32)

0.11 (-0.03, 0.25)

0.26 (0.09, 0.42)

343.9

336.7

0.027

CRD

Guangzhou

-0.06 (-0.81, 0.70)

0.38 (0.05, 0.71)

0.54 (0.16, 0.93)

642.2

632.1

0.006

 

Hong Kong

0.14 (-0.13, 0.41)

0.24 (0.04, 0.44)

0.49 (0.25, 0.72)

320.8

309.6

0.004

P&I

Guangzhou

-0.05 (-2.03, 1.98)

1.04 (0.23, 1.86)

1.58 (0.73, 2.44)

189.3

185.8

0.172

 

Hong Kong

0.45 (-0.04, 0.93)

0.71 (0.36, 1.06)

0.67 (0.26, 1.08)

241.2

239.3

0.391

Accident

Hong Kong

0.49 (-0.16, 1.14)

0.23 (-0.22, 0.68)

-0.02 (-0.54, 0.50)

159.1

157.3

0.392

  1. CRD cardiorespiratory; P&I pneumonia and influenza; CI confidence interval
  2. * p-value was derived from the likelihood ratio test between the interaction and main effect model