Table 2.
Percentage change of daily count of COVID-19 with one centigrade increase of temperature and one percent increase of relative humidity by sex and age group.
| Variables | Region | Pooled Estimate (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | 0–64 years | ≥65 years | ||
| Temperature | Central China | 9.42 (−1, 20.92) | 7.25 (−4.88, 20.92) | 5.13 (−8.61, 20.92) | 7.25 (−6.76, 23.37) |
| East China | 13.88 (−11.31, 46.23) | −17.3 (−39.35, 12.75) | 4.08 (−16.47, 29.69) | −23.66 (−57.68, 37.71) | |
| North China | −9.52 (−37.5, 31) | −13.06 (−38.74, 23.37) | −3.92 (−28.11, 28.4) | −34.3 (−60.54, 9.42) | |
| Northeast China | 58.41 (18.53, 111.7) | 3.05 (−27.39, 46.23) | 27.12 (−1, 63.23) | 0 (−45.66, 84.04) | |
| Northwest China | −44.01 (−91.95, 289.62) | −16.47 (−89.97, 595.88) | −14.79 (−84.59, 371.15) | −42.31 (−92.79, 361.82) | |
| South China | 23.37 (−21.34, 93.48) | −15.63 (−41.73, 22.14) | 7.25 (−24.42, 52.2) | −35.6 (−66.38, 23.37) | |
| Southwest China | 40.49 (−23.66, 158.57) | 84.04 (−50.34, 582.1) | 52.2 (−51.32, 375.88) | 203.44 (20.92, 661.41) | |
| Relative | Central China | −3.92 (-7.69, -0.1) | −2.96 (-4.88, -1) | −3.92 (-7.69, -0.1) | −4.88 (-8.61, -1) |
| humidity | East China | 0 (−5.82, 6.18) | 2.02 (−5.82, 10.52) | 2.02 (−3.92, 8.33) | −5.82 (−16.47, 6.18) |
| North China | −3.92 (−14.79, 8.33) | 4.08 (−7.69, 17.35) | −1.98 (−11.31, 8.33) | 2.02 (−16.47, 24.61) | |
| Northeast China | −34.95 (-53.23, -9.52) | 4.08 (−29.53, 53.73) | −18.94 (−39.35, 8.33) | −8.61 (−44.01, 49.18) | |
| Northwest China | −3.92 (−28.11, 28.4) | −14.79 (−38.74, 18.53) | −7.69 (−28.11, 18.53) | −13.93 (−38.12, 19.72) | |
| South China | 2.02 (−7.69, 12.75) | 11.63 (1.01, 23.37) | 6.18 (−1.98, 15.03) | 15.03 (−1.98, 34.99) | |
| Southwest China | −1.98 (−33.63, 44.77) | 11.63 (−27.39, 71.6) | −5.82 (−36.24, 39.1) | 31 (−7.69, 85.89) | |