Table 2.
Pooled effect estimates for the associations between MFs and LCI cases defined by age groups
| Age group | Temperature | Relative humidity | Wind speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 years | RR (95%CI) | 0.9953 (0.9947–0.9960) | 1.0000 (0.9990–1.0010) | 1.0141 (0.9958–1.0327) |
| I2% | 92 | 79 | 87 | |
| p | 0.0001 | 0.9813 | 0.1329 | |
| 5–14 years | RR (95%CI) | 0.9927 (0.9922–0.9932) | 0.9997 (0.9986–1.0008) | 1.0053 (0.9848–1.0263) |
| I2% | 87 | 94 | 97 | |
| p | 0.0001 | 0.5624 | 0.6125 | |
| 15–24 years | RR (95%CI) | 0.9942 (0.9934–0.9949) | 1.0000(0.9989–1.0011) | 1.0119 (0.9969–1.0271) |
| I2% | 85 | 86 | 70 | |
| p | 0.0001 | 0.9984 | 0.1201 | |
| 25–59 years | RR (95%CI) | 0.9938 (0.9931–0.9945) | 0.9996 (0.9987–1.0006) | 1.0061 (0.99881–1.0244) |
| I2% | 91 | 85 | 88 | |
| p | 0.0001 | 0.4625 | 0.5109 | |
| ≥ 60 years | RR (95%CI) | 0.9956 (0.9946–0.9966) | 0.9990 (0.9984–0.9996) | 1.0234 (0.9944–1.0531) |
| I2% | 83 | 58 | 47 | |
| p | 0.0001 | 0.0024 | 0.1144 |
CI confidence interval, RR risk ratio, I2%= Heterogeneity, p statistical significance (p ≤ 0.05) of the pooled effect estimates (RR) as determine using the Z test. The associations are presented as the pooled RR for 43, 872 cases reported from January 2015-March 2023 in Anhui, China