Table 3.
The highest monthly cross-correlation between air pollution/meteorological conditions exposure and COVID-19 mortality (R-value) and its corresponding lag period (in days) and standard error (SE)
Month | Parameter | O3 | PM2.5 | PM10 | AQI | Temperature | Relative humidity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
March | R-Value | 0.215 | 0.170 | 0.139 | 0.166 | 0.256 | 0.162 |
Lag | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
SE | 0.189 | 0.196 | 0.196 | 0.196 | 0.189 | 0.196 | |
April | R-Value | - | - | - | - | - | 0.241 |
Lag | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
SE | - | - | - | - | - | 0.196 | |
May | R-Value | - | - | 0.024 | 0.024 | - | 0.271 |
Lag | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | |
SE | - | - | 0.186 | 0.186 | - | 0.192 | |
June | R-Value | 0.376c | 0.491b | 0.392b | 0.451b | 0.184 | 0.250 |
Lag | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
SE | 0.192 | 0.196 | 0.189 | 0.196 | 0.192 | 0.189 | |
July | R-Value | 0.383c | - | - | 0.302 | 0.412b | - |
Lag | 4 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | |
SE | 0.196 | - | - | 0.189 | 0.180 | - | |
August | R-Value | 0.289 | 0.158 | - | 0.219 | 0.420b | 0.183 |
Lag | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
SE | 0.186 | 0.186 | - | 0.189 | 0.183 | 0.183 |
R-values with no superscript mean p > 0.1
ap < 0.01
bp < 0.05
cp < 0.1