Table 2 Correlations between monthly RTI cases and meteorological variables.

From: The association between meteorological factors and road traffic injuries: a case analysis from Shantou city, China

Meteorological variables

Road traffic injury cases (RTIs)

Coefficient (rp or rs)

95% CI

P-value

Temperature (°C)

rs = 0.21

(0.052, 0.36)

P = 0.008**

Rainfall (mm)

rs = −0.023

(−0.17, 0.14)

P = 0.77

Relative humidity (%)

rp = −0.047

(−0.19, 0.11)

P = 0.56

Barometric pressure (hPa)

rs = −0.079

(−0.24, 0.077)

P = 0.33

Wind speed (m/s)

rp = −0.28

(−0.41, −0.14)

P < 0.001**

Sunshine hour (h)

rp = 0.19

(0.048, 0.32)

P = 0.017*

  1. Note. rp refers to Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and rs refers to Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.
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