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Table 2 Distribution of weather factors for case periods and control periods

From: Weather effects on hand, foot, and mouth disease at individual level: a case-crossover study

Lag

Weather factor

Distance

Case

Control

Mean ± SD*

Median (IQR*)

Mean ± SD

Median (IQR)

0

Temperature (°C)

10 km

26.7 ± 5.4

27.6 (23.8,30.4)

26.6 ± 5.5

27.5 (23.7,30.3)

20 km

26.8 ± 5.6

27.7 (23.8,30.5)

26.7 ± 5.6

27.6 (23.7,30.4)

30 km

26.9 ± 5.5

27.7 (23.9,30.5)

26.8 ± 5.6

27.7 (23.7,30.5)

Relative humidity (%)

10 km

77 ± 11

78 (71,85)

77.4 ± 10.9

79 (71,85)

20 km

76.7 ± 10.9

78 (70,84)

77.1 ± 10.8

78 (71,85)

30 km

76.7 ± 10.9

78 (70,84)

77 ± 10.9

78 (71,85)

0–6

Temperature (°C)

10 km

26.7 ± 5

28 (23.9,29.9)

26.6 ± 5.1

28 (23.8,30)

20 km

26.7 ± 5.1

28 (23.8,30.1)

26.7 ± 5.2

28 (23.8,30.1)

30 km

26.8 ± 5.1

28.1 (23.9,30.1)

26.8 ± 5.1

28.1 (23.8,30.2)

Relative humidity (%)

10 km

77.4 ± 8.2

78.6 (73.1,83.3)

77.4 ± 8.3

78.6 (72.9,83.3)

20 km

77.2 ± 8.1

78.3 (72.7,83)

77 ± 8.3

78.1 (72.6,83)

30 km

77.1 ± 8.2

78.3 (72.6,83)

77 ± 8.3

78.1 (72.4,83)

0–13

Temperature (°C)

10 km

26.6 ± 4.8

28 (23.9,30)

26.6 ± 4.9

28 (23.6,30)

20 km

26.7 ± 4.9

28 (23.9,30.1)

26.7 ± 5

28 (23.6,30.2)

30 km

26.8 ± 4.9

28.1 (23.9,30.2)

26.7 ± 5

28 (23.7,30.2)

Relative humidity (%)

10 km

77.6 ± 7

78.9 (73.8,82.5)

77.3 ± 7.2

78.6 (73.3,82.4)

20 km

77.3 ± 7

78.5 (73.2,82.3)

77 ± 7.2

78.1 (72.8,82.1)

30 km

77.3 ± 7.1

78.4 (73.1,82.3)

76.9 ± 7.2

78 (72.6,82.1)

  1. *SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range