Table 1.
List of variables (with units) and the applied transformations. Variable shortcuts (first column) correspond to Supplement Table 1.
| Data | Name (units) | Transformation f(x) |
|---|---|---|
| T2M, T2MMAX, T2MMIN, T10M, T10MMAX, T10MMIN, TS, T2MWET | Temperatures (°C) | None |
| RH2M | Relative humidity at 2 m (%) | -log(max(x) - x) |
| QV2M | Specific humidity at 2 m (g/kg) | log(x) |
| T2MDEW | Dew Point (°C) | None |
| PRECTOT | Precipitation (mm/day) | x1/3 |
| TQV | Total Column Precipitable Water (cm) | log(x) |
| CLRSKY_SFC_SW_DWN | Clear Sky Insolation Incident on a Horizontal Surface (MJ/m2/day) | -(max(x) - x)1/3 |
| ALLSKY_SFC_LW_DWN | Downward Thermal Infrared (Longwave) Radiative Flux (MJ/m2/day) | log(x) |
| ALLSKY_SFC_SW_DWN | All Sky Insolation Incident on a Horizontal Surface (MJ/m2/day) | log(x) |
| OpenUVmax | UV radiation index | x1/3 |
| WS2M | Wind speed at 2 m | None |
| WS10M | Wind speed at 10 m | None |
| P | Pressure | x1/2 |
| Population over 65 (%) | Population over 65 (%) | None |
| Life Expectancy | Life Expectancy at Birth (years) | -(max(x) - x)1/2 |
| Median age | Median age (years) | -(max(x) - x)1/2 |
| Youth population | Population under 18 (%) | log(x) |
| Population density | Population density (people/km2) | log(x) |
| BUAPC | Built Up Area Per Capita (km2/people) | log(x) |
| Urban Population | Urban Population (%) | -(max(x) - x)1/2 |
| HDI | Human development index (0–1) Average of education, health and standard of living. (Mean years of schooling of adults aged 25+, Expected years of schooling of children aged 6 + Life expectancy at birth + GNIpc)/3 | -(max(x) - x)1/2 |
| GDPpc | Gross domestic product per capita | log(x) |
| Infant mortality rate | Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births) | -log(x) |
| Child mortality | Child Mortality (age 1–4, per 1000 population) | -log(x) |
| Alcohol consumption | Adults alcohol consumption binge drinking (%) | log(x) |
| Foreign-born population | Foreign-born population (%) | log(x) |
| Obesity | Obesity age 20 and older (%) | None |
| CVD deaths | Age 65+ Cardiovascular disease deaths per 100000 people | log(x) |
| Hypertension | Adults with Hypertension (%) | log(x) |
| High cholesterol | Population with high cholesterol (%) | None |
| Smoking | Population smoking (%) | None |
| Cardiovascular disease | Population with cardiovascular disease (%) | None |
| Diabetes | Population with diabetes (%) | x1/3 |
| Cancer | Population with cancer (%) | None |
| Chronic kidney disease | Population with chronic kidney disease (%) | x1/2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Population with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (%) | log(x) |
| Multiple chronic conditions | Population with multiple chronic conditions (%) | None |
| Physical inactivity | Population physically inactive (%) | x1/3 |
| Male percent | Fraction of male in the population (%) | log(x) |
| White percent | Fraction of white in the population (%) | -log(max(x) - x) |
| Black percent | Fraction of black in the population (%) | x1/3 |
| Native percent | Fraction of native in the population (%) | log(x) |
| Asian percent | Fraction of Asian in the population (%) | log(x) |
| Latino percent | Fraction of Latino in the population (%) | log(x) |
| No health insurance children | No health insurance under 18 (%) | x1/2 |
| No health insurance adults | No health insurance 18–64 (%) | None |
| No health insurance all | No health insurance all population (%) | None |
| No insurance black | No health insurance black (%) | None |
| No insurance native | No health insurance native (%) | x1/3 |
| No insurance Asian | No health insurance Asian (%) | x1/2 |
| No insurance Latino | No health insurance Latino (%) | None |
| No insurance white | No health insurance white (%) | None |
| PM2.5 | PM2.5 concentration (μg/m3) | None |
| PM10 | PM10 concentration (μg/m3) | x1/2 |
| CO | CO concentration (ppm, 10−6) | x1/2 |
| NO2 | NO2 concentration (ppb, 10−9) | None |
| SO2 | SO2 concentration (ppb) | log(x - min(x)) |
| O3 | O3 concentration (ppm) | None |
| VOC | Volatile organic compounds concentration (ppb Carbon) | log(x) |
| Lead | Lead concentration (μg/m3) | log(x) |
| HAPs | Hazardous air pollutants concentration (μg/m3) | (x-min(x))1/2 |
| NONOxNOy | Nitrous oxides concentration (ppb) | x1/3 |
| R0 | Estimated basic reproduction number | log(x) |