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Table 2 Spearman correlation coefficient between weekly HFMD cases and meteorological variables, 2008–2011

From: Effect of meteorological variables on the incidence of hand, foot, and mouth disease in children: a time-series analysis in Guangzhou, China

Variables

Cases, 0–14

Cases, <1

Cases, 1–2

Cases, 3–5

Cases, 6–14

Temp (°C)

Humidity (%)

Rainfall (mm)

Temperature (°C)

0.28*

0.37*

0.29*

0.19*

0.30*

–

  

Humidity (%)

0.27*

0.28*

0.27*

0.26*

0.25*

0.18*

–

 

Rainfall (mm)

0.25*

0.28*

0.25*

0.22*

0.26*

0.39*

0.65*

–

Wind speed (m/s)

0.16*

0.13

0.17*

0.16*

0.13

-0.09

0.01

-0.11

  1. * Statistically significant.
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