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. 2022 Mar 16;2(1):e31732. doi: 10.2196/31732

Table 3.

Comparison of the differences and reductions in search postpandemic (P values in Table 2), for communicable vs noncommunicable condition search terms groups, by season.

Season Difference from prior yearsa Search lower than prior yearsb

Wilcoxon rank-sum test Fisher exact test Wilcoxon rank-sum test Fisher exact test
Spring .99 .83 .04 .09
Summer .05 .01 <.001 <.001
Autumn .02 .01 <.001 <.001
Winter <.001 .003 <.001 <.001

aP values when testing if significant changes in search after the start of the pandemic differed for the communicable and noncommunicable classifications of non-COVID-19 term groups.

bP values when testing if significant reductions in search after the start of the pandemic differed for the communicable and noncommunicable classifications of non-COVID-19 term groups.