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Table 2 Variables measurements and description

From: Spatiotemporal characteristics and meteorological determinants of hand, foot and mouth disease in Shaanxi Province, China: a county-level analysis

Variables type

Variable name

Measurement

Description

Dependent variables

HFMD

The incidence rate of HFMD

Number of new cases of HFMD in population during a certain period of time / Number of people exposed during the same period

Independent variables

Waterfall

Average monthly rainfall

Add up the average daily rainfall and divide by the number of days in the month

Temperature

Monthly average temperature

Add up the average daily temperature and divide by the number of days in the month

Humidity

Monthly average relative humidity

Add up the average daily humidity and divide by the number of days in the month