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Table 1 Spearman rank correlation between malaria patients and annually average meteorological factor of South Korea (2006–2011)

From: Assessing the impact of meteorological factors on malaria patients in demilitarized zones in Republic of Korea

 

Civilians

Soldiers

Average temperature

Maximum temperature

Minimum temperature

Precipitation

Snow depth

Wind velocity

Relative humidity

Duration of sunshine

Cloud amount

Civilians

1.00

0.943***

0.543

0.086

0.771*

0.086

0.086

0.257

0.486

−0.429

0.429

Soldiers

0.943***

1.00

0.371

0.029

0.714

−0.029

0.143

0.429

0.543

−0.200

0.371

Average Temperature

0.543

0.371

1.00

0.771*

0.771*

−0.371

−0.143

−0.429

0.143

−0.086

0.314

Maximum temperature

0.086

0.029

0.771*

1.00

0.543

−0.829**

0.200

−0.543

0.029

0.486

−0.029

Minimum temperature

0.771*

0.714

0.771*

0.543

1.00

−0.257

0.200

−0.314

0.714

0.029

−0.029

Precipitation

0.086

−0.029

−0.371

−0.829**

−0.257

1.00

−0.371

0.143

0.086

−0.771*

0.029

Snow depth

0.086

0.143

−0.143

0.200

0.200

−0.371

1.00

−0.086

0.371

0.314

−0.486

Wind velocity

0.257

0.429

−0.429

−0.543

−0.314

0.143

−0.086

1.00

−0.257

−0.200

0.600

Relative humidity

0.486

0.543

0.143

0.029

0.714

0.086

0.371

−0.257

1.00

0.143

−0.543

Duration of sunshine

−0.429

−0.200

−0.086

0.486

0.029

−0.771*

0.314

−0.200

0.143

1.00

−0.486

Cloud amount

0.486

0.543

0.143

0.029

−0.029

0.029

−0.486

0.600

−0.543

−0.486

1.00

  1. * P-value < 0.1, ** P-value < 0.05, *** P-value < 0.01