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Table 2 Associations between RSV incidence and climatic factors

From: Epidemiological and clinical profiles of respiratory syncytial virus infection in hospitalized neonates in Suzhou, China

Climate factors

Spearman rank correlation coefficients

Multivariate regression analysis

 

rs

P value

Standardized beta coefficient

P value

Mean temperature (°C)

−0.821

<0.0001

−0.758

<0.0001

Relative humidity (%)

−0.145

0.269

0.084

0.357

Total rainfall (mm)

−0.386

0.002

−0.096

0.311

Sum of sunshine (h)

−0.406

0.001

0.024

0.814

Wind velocity (m/s)

−0.149

0.255

0.125

0.173

  1. RSV respiratory syncytial virus