Table 5 Comparison of mean temperature and mean humidity for different viruses.

From: Association between viral seasonality and meteorological factors

 

Temperature/Humidity

IBV

HMPV

Adenovirus

HPIV-3

HPIV-1

Rhinovirus

HPIV-2

RSV

IAV

T

−0.45

0.69

−2.10***

−2.63***

−2.31***

−2.19***

−1.50*

0.45

H

−1.23

−1.18

1.26

3.07***

0.38

1.37**

0.72

−1.03

IBV

T

 

1.13*

−2.55***

−3.08***

−2.75***

−2.64***

−1.94**

0.01

H

 

0.05

0.02

1.84

−0.85

0.14

−0.51

−2.26**

HMPV

T

  

−1.42***

−1.95***

−1.62***

−1.51***

−0.81

1.14***

H

  

0.07

1.89**

−0.81

0.19

−0.46

−2.21***

Adenovirus

T

   

−0.53

0.20

−0.09

−0.61

−2.56***

H

   

1.81**

0.88

0.11

0.53

2.28***

HPIV-3

T

    

−0.33

−0.44

−1.14

−3.09***

H

    

2.69***

1.70**

2.35

4.10***

HPIV-1

T

     

0.11

−0.81

−2.76***

H

     

0.99

−0.34

1.41

Rhinovirus

T

      

−0.70

−2.65***

H

      

0.65

2.40***

HPIV-2

T

       

−1.95***

H

       

1.75

  1. To determine which variable significantly affects transition from one virus to another, we calculated the differences in mean temperature and relative humidity of virus in column minus virus in row. e.g. a decrease in temperature from autumn to winter is associated with a change from HPIV-2 to RSV. T = Temperature Difference, H = Humidity difference. Results of ANOVA. Significant p values in bold (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001).
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