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Table 1 Comparison of social demographic, economic, and meteorological qualities between subgroups

From: Regional-level risk factors for severe hand-foot-and-mouth disease: an ecological study from mainland China

Variables

Less burdened areas (N = 30)

Burdened areas

(N = 30)

t/Z

P value

Average population (millions)

93.11(56.07, 230.74)

96.94(66.34, 142.34)

− 0.296

0.767

Population increase rate (%)

5.70(2.93, 7.75)

6.08(1.14, 13.32)

− 0.451

0.652

Population density (people/km2)

1184.40(444.56, 1629.07)

500.31(287.98, 893.66)

− 2.632

0.008

Number of elementary school students (10,000)

6.65(4.67, 16.96)

7.60(5.26, 11.71)

− 0.444

0.657

GDP (CNY)

4608857.00

(2483430.00, 21241202.80)

2659869.50

(1176241.00, 4537211.50)

− 2.750

0.006

GDP per person (CNY)

55099.00

(36597.25, 66345.25)

30374.00

(17131.75, 47843.25)

− 3.947

< 0.001

GDP increase rate (%)

14.39 ± 2.10

14.46 ± 3.38

− 0.092

0.927

Traffic passengers (10,000)

9904.45

(4101.32, 20577.51)

6844.86

(4567.86, 11211.64)

− 1.124

0.261

Number of hospitals (per thousand)

48.00(28.50, 110.50)

58.50(33.00, 94.25)

− 0.569

0.569

Number of hospital beds (per thousand)

7261.50(3342.00, 20019.00)

4756.00(3237.50, 7554.25)

− 1.434

0.152

Number of licensed doctors (per thousand)

3623.00(1684.75, 9729.25)

2198.50(1355.00, 3528.00)

− 1.959

0.050

Per capita public green area (m2)

36.00(28.25, 54.75)

25.00(14.75, 33.00)

− 3.491

< 0.001

Average temperature (°F)

176.96 ± 38.93

138.05 ± 51.39

3.306

0.002

Average relative humidity (%)

70.04 ± 8.63

65.85 ± 9.03

1.837

0.071

Average rainfall (mm)

35.89 ± 15.50

23.42 ± 11.72

3.514

0.001

Average sunshine (min)

50.81 ± 8.18

54.22 ± 15.08

− 1.089

0.282