Table 2.
Search interest for non-COVID-19 communicable versus noncommunicable term groups in 2020-2021 seasons compared to those seasons in 2011-2019.
| Term | Seasonalitya | P valuesb for test of different search from prior years for each term | P valuesc for test of lower search from prior years for each term | |||||||||||
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P value | AtMd, mean (SD) | Weeke, circular mean (SD) | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter | |||
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bug bite | <.001 | 0.38 (0.05) | 29 (1.2) | .54 | .43 | .06 | <.001 | .41 | >.99 | .05 | <.001 | ||
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chicken pox | .06 | —f | — | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | .009 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
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chlamydia | .83 | — | — | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
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cold medicine | <.001 | 0.25 (0.04) | 51 (21.6) | <.001 | .003 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | .004 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
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conjunctivitis | <.001 | 0.06 (0.04) | 13 (11) | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
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ear infection | <.001 | 0.07 (0.05) | 4 (18.6) | <.001 | .05 | .001 | <.001 | <.001 | .05 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
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fifth disease | <.001 | 0.14 (0.06) | 11 (2.5) | <.001 | .03 | .02 | <.001 | <.001 | .03 | .02 | <.001 | ||
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german measles | .38 | — | — | .71 | .91 | .81 | .21 | .97 | .90 | .63 | .14 | ||
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gonorrhea | .48 | — | — | <.001 | .01 | <.001 | .02 | <.001 | .01 | <.001 | .01 | ||
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HIV | .05 | 0.02 (0.03) | 13 (14.8) | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
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hpv | .62 | — | — | <.001 | .15 | .09 | <.001 | <.001 | .14 | .07 | <.001 | ||
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impetigo | .03 | 0.07 (0.06) | 35 (11) | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
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lice | <.001 | 0.06 (0.05) | 35 (9.8) | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
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measles | .01 | 0.23 (0.07) | 12 (3.6) | .10 | .01 | .06 | <.001 | .08 | .01 | .05 | <.001 | ||
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meningitis | .62 | — | — | <.001 | .008 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | .008 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
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mononucleosis | .25 | — | — | <.001 | .77 | .55 | <.001 | <.001 | .75 | .44 | <.001 | ||
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mumps | .62 | — | — | .01 | .004 | .002 | <.001 | .01 | .004 | .002 | <.001 | ||
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pertussis | .64 | — | — | <.001 | .84 | .36 | .003 | <.001 | >.99 | .28 | .002 | ||
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pink eye | <.001 | 0.09 (0.06) | 9 (17.4) | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
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ringworm | <.001 | 0.03 (0.04) | 27 (10.6) | .04 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | .03 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
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rubella | .01 | 0.05 (0.05) | 12 (14.5) | .15 | .69 | .79 | .01 | .12 | .65 | .62 | .008 | ||
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salmonella | .62 | — | — | .25 | .45 | .43 | <.001 | .20 | >.99 | .35 | <.001 | ||
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scabies | .11 | — | — | <.001 | .02 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | .02 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
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shingles treatment | .19 | — | — | .15 | .47 | .33 | .93 | >.99 | >.99 | >.99 | .62 | ||
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std | .02 | 0.01 (0.03) | 20 (15.9) | <.001 | <.001 | .005 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | .004 | <.001 | ||
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stomach flu | <.001 | 0.33 (0.06) | 3 (1.2) | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
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strep throat | <.001 | 0.12 (0.07) | 5 (19.9) | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||
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syphilis | .88 | — | — | .22 | .81 | .36 | .93 | .17 | .78 | .29 | .70 | ||
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tuberculosis | .05 | — | — | .53 | .04 | .74 | .02 | .40 | >.99 | .60 | .02 | ||
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arthritis | .26 | — | — | <.001 | .33 | .65 | .07 | <.001 | >.99 | >.99 | .05 | ||
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broken bone | .23 | — | — | <.001 | .03 | .53 | .004 | <.001 | .03 | .43 | .003 | ||
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burning eyes | >.99 | — | — | <.001 | .002 | .04 | <.001 | >.99 | >.99 | >.99 | >.99 | ||
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cancer | .26 | — | — | <.001 | <.001 | .007 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | .006 | <.001 | ||
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cataracts | .97 | — | — | <.001 | .33 | .50 | .12 | <.001 | .30 | .41 | .08 | ||
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claritin | <.001 | 0.16 (0.06) | 18 (3.2) | .50 | .63 | .59 | .002 | .39 | >.99 | .46 | .002 | ||
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corneal ulcer | .26 | — | — | .10 | .04 | .74 | .86 | .08 | .03 | .60 | .56 | ||
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diabetes | .01 | 0.02 (0.05) | 6 (18.9) | <.001 | .84 | .20 | .93 | <.001 | >.99 | .16 | .70 | ||
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diabetic retinopathy | .88 | — | — | .15 | .70 | .43 | .40 | .12 | >.99 | >.99 | .26 | ||
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dry eyes | .13 | — | — | .02 | .93 | .04 | <.001 | .02 | >.99 | >.99 | >.99 | ||
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eczema | <.001 | 0.04 (0.05) | 9 (17.2) | .30 | .19 | .04 | .003 | .24 | .18 | .03 | .002 | ||
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glaucoma | .41 | — | — | <.001 | .42 | .36 | .03 | <.001 | .38 | .29 | .02 | ||
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heart attack | .01 | 0.04 (0.06) | 12 (10) | .15 | .41 | .34 | .03 | .12 | .37 | .28 | .02 | ||
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high blood pressure | <.001 | 0.05 (0.04) | 5 (13.2) | <.001 | .91 | .66 | .29 | <001 | .89 | >.99 | .20 | ||
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itchy eyes | <.001 | 0.1 (0.05) | 18 (5.3) | <.001 | .003 | .10 | .22 | >.99 | >.99 | >.99 | >.99 | ||
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macular degeneration | .78 | — | — | <.001 | .42 | .36 | .08 | <.001 | >.99 | >.99 | .05 | ||
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memory loss | .92 | — | — | <.001 | .81 | .79 | .93 | <.001 | >.99 | .62 | .71 | ||
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pollen | <.001 | 0.29 (0.07) | 17 (1.7) | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | .28 | >.99 | >.99 | >.99 | >.99 | ||
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pregnant | .05 | — | — | .38 | .43 | .79 | .80 | .30 | .38 | .62 | .53 | ||
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red eyes | .19 | — | — | .004 | .72 | .86 | .59 | >.99 | >.99 | .66 | .39 | ||
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sore eyes | .83 | — | — | .51 | .22 | .04 | .12 | .39 | >.99 | >.99 | >.99 | ||
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stroke symptoms | <.001 | 0.09 (0.04) | 26 (8) | .25 | .91 | .36 | .06 | >.99 | >.99 | >.99 | >.99 | ||
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toothache | .62 | — | — | .06 | .41 | .13 | .34 | >.99 | .37 | .11 | .23 | ||
aIndicates if the search for the years 2011-2019 shows a significant (P<.05) seasonal trend.
bTwo-sided P values regarding any change in search from prior years for each season.
cOne-sided P values regarding a decrease in search from prior years for each season.
dAtM: amplitude to mean ratio, indicating relative seasonal strength.
eIndicates peak high season.
fNot applicable; AtM and circular mean values are provided only for search terms where statistical evidence of that term being seasonal was found.