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Table 4 Results of multiple linear regression analysis

From: Association of geomagnetic disturbances and suicides in Japan, 1999–2010

Covariates

Male

Female

Coefficient

SE

P-value

Coefficient

SE

P-value

K index value

11.4

3.5

0.001

Sunspot numbers

−0.86

0.37

0.02

Unemployment rate (%)

54.2

23.9

0.03

Air pressure (hPa)

−14.9

3.6

<0.0001

−5.6

1.3

<0.0001

Humidity (%)

−9.2

3.2

0.004

Day length (h)

0.38

0.17

0.03

  1. Valuables with P < 0.05 were selected using a backward elimination procedure