Table 2 Spearman's rank correlation coefficient between meteorological variables, weekly incidence and weekly prevalence of SARS-CoV-2, and population density. *p < 0.05.

From: Structural equation modeling to shed light on the controversial role of climate on the spread of SARS-CoV-2

 

Precipitation

Humidity

Pressure

Temperature

Wind

Solar irradiation

Population density

Incidence

Prevalence

Precipitation (mm/day)

1.00

        

Humidity (%)

0.55*

1.00

       

Pressure (kPa)

− 0.11

0.15*

1.00

      

Temperature (°C)

− 0.02

− 0.16

0.22*

1.00

     

Wind (m/s)

− 0.19

− 0.03

0.41*

0.09*

1.00

    

Solar irradiation (MJ/m2/day)

− 0.38

− 0.50

0.05*

0.58*

0.02

1.00

   

Population density (n/km2)

− 0.04

0.01

0.22*

0.13*

0.05*

0.11*

1.00

  

Weekly incidence (per 100,000)

0.05*

0.09*

0.07*

− 0.37

− 0.01

− 0.15

− 0.01

1.00

 

Weekly prevalence (per 100,000)

0.04

0.06*

0.07*

− 0.34

− 0.02

− 0.08

0.01

0.95*

1.00