Table 1 Quantified posterior means and RRs of BSTHM coefficients.

From: Effects of temperature fluctuations on spatial-temporal transmission of hand, foot, and mouth disease

Variables

Posterior mean (95% CI) (%)

RR (95% CI)

SD of maximum temperature(°C)

−8.22** (−14.63, −1.82)

0.92 (0.86, 0.98)

SD of minimum temperature(°C)

−11.87** (−19.55, −4.18)

0.89 (0.82, 0.96)

SD of average temperature(°C)

6.56 (−4.26, 17.80)

1.07 (0.96, 1.20)

Average temperature (°C)

17.10** (14.84, 19.38)

1.19 (1.16, 1.21)

Relative humidity (%)

3.67** (3.05, 4.30)

1.04 (1.03, 1.04)

Wind speed (m/s)

−17.20** (−26.82, −7.75)

0.86 (0.80, 0.92)

Sun hours (h)

0.06 (−0.07, 0.18)

1.00 (0.99, 1.02)

Precipitation (mm)

−0.15** (−0.22, −0.08)

0.84 (0.77, 1.04)

  1. Note: 95% CI indicates confidence interval with a confidence level of 0.95,
  2. **Statistical significance level: 0.01.
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