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Table 3 The effects of temperature and relative humidity on HFMD cases in children aged 0–14 years, 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

R 2

% increase

95% CI

Pvalue

Lag0 model

 Temperature < =25°C

0.91

1.72

(0.35, 3.11)

0.014

 Temperature >25°C

 

-0.43

(-3.71, 2.96)

0.800

 Humidity

 

0.92

(0.46, 1.39)

<0.001

Lag1 model

 Temperature

0.94

1.86

(0.92, 2.81)

<0.001

 Humidity

 

1.42

(0.97, 1.87)

<0.001

Lag2 model

 Temperature

0.92

1.46

(0.34, 2.58)

0.010

 Humidity

 

0.50

(-0.01, 1.02)

0.052

Lag0-2 model

 Temperature < =25°C

0.94

2.69

(1.02, 4.39)

0.002

 Temperature >25°C

 

-0.93

(-4.54, 2.82)

0.623

 Humidity

 

2.06

(1.42, 2.71)

<0.001