Table 1 Summary values for all climate variables and PTB case counts, Brunei (2001–2018).
From: Association between climate variables and pulmonary tuberculosis incidence in Brunei Darussalam
Variables | Minimum | 5th percentile | Mean | sd | Median | IQR | 95th percentile | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average wind speed (knots) | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.81 | 4.5 | 4.0–4.9 | 6.1 | 10.2 |
Total sunshine (hours) | 11.2 | 30.8 | 49.6 | 11.05 | 50.7 | 42.4–57.5 | 66.1 | 76.0 |
Total rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.8 | 61.1 | 56.15 | 44.9 | 18.4–91.8 | 160.7 | 414.5 |
Minimum RH (%) | 45.0 | 53.7 | 62.6 | 4.96 | 63.0 | 59.4–65.8 | 70.3 | 80.6 |
Mean RH (%) | 70.0 | 76 | 82.5 | 3.43 | 82.7 | 80.3–84.9 | 87.6 | 92.1 |
Maximum RH (%) | 87.7 | 91 | 96.2 | 2.45 | 96.9 | 95.1–98.0 | 99.3 | 100.0 |
Vapour pressure (kPa) | 26.4 | 28.8 | 31.1 | 1.31 | 31.2 | 30.4–32.0 | 33.2 | 35.1 |
Minimum temperature (°C) | 21.8 | 22.9 | 24.0 | 0.68 | 24.0 | 23.5–24.4 | 25.1 | 26.3 |
Average temperature (°C) | 24.5 | 26.5 | 27.6 | 0.72 | 27.6 | 27.2–28.1 | 28.9 | 30.0 |
Maximum temperature (°C) | 27.1 | 30.6 | 32.1 | 1.00 | 32.1 | 31.5–32.7 | 33.7 | 35.5 |
Weekly PTB case counts | 0.0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1.52 | 2.0 | 1–3 | 5 | 8.0 |
Weekly smear-positive PTB case counts | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.26 | 1 | 1–2 | 4 | 8 |
