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Table 1 SaTScan statistics for the most likely cluster, Liaoning Province, China, 2000–2005. (Total population = 41,940,051 Total cases =21,760)

From: Analysis of the geographic distribution of HFRS in Liaoning Province between 2000 and 2005

SaTScan statistics

Most likely cluster

Secondary clusters

   

2

3

4

5

The 1st iteration1

Observeda

3841

3258

   
 

Expectedb

874

1137

   
 

LLRc

2940

1421

   
 

RRd

5.121

3.193

   
 

p-value

0.001

0.01

   

The 2nd iteration2

Observeda

2697

2623

142

499

274

 

Expectedb

510

820

25

323

168

 

LLRc

2423

1326

130

42

28

 

RRd

5.898

3.499

5.749

1.556

1.634

 

p-value

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.01

0.01

  1. a Observed: The number of observed cases in a cluster.
  2. b Expected: The number of expected cases in a cluster.
  3. c LLR: Log likelihood ratio.
  4. d RR: Relative risk
  5. 1 Maximum cluster size set at 50% of the study population.
  6. 2 Maximum cluster size set at 30% of the study population.
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