Table 1.

Global Moran's I index for TB incidence in mainland China in 2005–2013

Year	Moran's I index*	Z statistic	P value
2005	0·387	5·481	<0·001
2006	0·367	5·288	<0·001
2007	0·385	5·523	<0·001
2008	0·328	4·785	<0·001
2009	0·367	5·326	<0·001
2010	0·399	5·704	<0·001
2011	0·410	5·815	<0·001
2012	0·365	5·299	<0·001
2013	0·255	3·827	<0·001
Annual average	20·391	5·634	<0·001

^*The Global Moran's I index represents the spatial autocorrelation of TB incidences among provinces.