Table 3.
High-correlation lags between the cycle threshold value and other study variables.
| Variable | Lag | r | P value | AICa | HQICb | SBICc |
| Number of hospitalized patients | 23 | –0.25 | .02 | 15.34 | 15.95 | 16.85 |
| Number of positive tests | 30 | –0.34 | .02 | 15.83 | 16.83 | 8.24 |
| Number of COVID-19 deaths | 30 | –0.26 | .02 | 10.90 | 11.69 | 12.86 |
| Number of hospitalized patients under 5 years old | 9 | –0.22 | .76 | 10.38 | 10.73 | 11.25 |
| Number of hospitalized patients aged 5-17 years | 13 | –0.23 | .29 | 9.54 | 9.89 | 10.41 |
| Number of hospitalized patients aged 18-59 years | 23 | –0.27 | .04 | 14.24 | 14.85 | 15.75 |
| Number of hospitalized patients over 60 years old | 23 | –0.30 | .07 | 13.54 | 14.15 | 15.05 |
aAIC: Akaike information criterion.
bHQIC: Hannan-Quinn information criterion.
cSBIC: Schwarz Bayesian criterion.