Table A2.

The explanatory factors for bladder cancer age-adjusted mortality rates by geographically weighted regression at township level, Taiwan, 2000–2012 (BFD-endemic townships excluded).

Variables	N	1st Quartile	Median	3rd Quartile	R. STD.
Male
Area deprivation index	348	−0.330	−0.135	−0.058	0.201
Lung cancer mortality	348	0.017	0.045	0.069	0.039
PM2.5 concentration (μg/m3)	348	−0.016	0.003	0.061	0.057
Aborigines (%)	348	−0.015	−0.012	−0.010	0.004
Health care facilities (per km2)	348	−0.006	−0.001	0.016	0.016
Workers in textiles industry (%)	348	−0.038	−0.021	0.046	0.062
Elderly population (%, age ≥ 65)	348	−0.141	0.091	0.213	0.262
Adjusted R-square	21.5%
Female
Area deprivation index	348	−0.088	−0.044	0.023	0.083
Lung cancer mortality	348	0.049	0.050	0.054	0.003
PM2.5 concentration (μg/m3)	348	0.002	0.008	0.016	0.010
Aborigines (%)	348	−0.018	−0.012	−0.011	0.005
Health care facilities (per km2)	348	0.013	0.015	0.018	0.004
Workers in textile industry (%)	348	−0.002	−0.001	0.003	0.004
Elderly population (%, age ≥ 65)	348	0.009	0.010	0.010	0.001
Adjusted R-square	22.5%

Note: R. STD. = Robust standard error.