Table 1. Parameters of the multiple regression analysis with cumulative incidence of COVID-19 as the outcome: Model 1: Weighted regression, all communes; outcome: ln-transformed COVID-19 incidence; covariates: ln-transformed standardized NHL incidence, deprivation index, proportion of elderly residents, and urban vs rural residence.

The last three are not ln-transformed; model 2: conventional regression, 61 administrative units: outcome: cumulative incidence of COVID-19; covariates: standardized NHL incidence, deprivation index, proportion of elderly residents.

Independent covariates	Model 1			Model 2
	β	se	p	β	se	p
Ln-transformed NHL incidence	1.021	0.196	< 0.001	244.6	69.2	< 0.001
Deprivation index	0.134	0.063	0.035	93.8	116.4	0.424
Proportion of elderly residents	0.427	0.101	< 0.001	288.0	120.5	0.020
Urban vs rural residence	-0.331	0.124	0.008	-
Adjusted R2	0.30			0.25