Trends in respiratory diseases before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in China from 2010 to 2021

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Table 3 The correlation coefficients (r) of seven Respiratory infectious diseases with the COVID-19 case numbers and control measures in 2020 and 2021

Variable	Measles	Tuberculosis	Pertussis	Scarlet fever	Seasonal influenza	Mumps	Rubella
School closing	−0.50^*	−0.21	0.12	− 0.53^*	− 0.33	*− 0.61^*	− 0.22
Workplace closing	− 0.52^*	− 0.18	0.23	*− 0.55^*	− 0.33	*−0.59^*	− 0.28
Cancel public events	*−0.66^*	− 0.30	0.12	*− 0.61^*	−0.49^*	*− 0.74^*	−0.44^*
Restrictions on gatherings	*−0.56^*	−0.49^*	0.20	−0.48^*	− 0.29	*−0.71^*	− 0.24
Close public transport	−0.11	− 0.2	−0.07	*− 0.59^*	−0.24	− 0.31	−0.08
Stay at home	−0.30	−0.39	0.06	−0.51^*	− 0.24	−0.44^*	− 0.10
Restrictions on internal movement	−0.51^*	− 0.48^*	0.54^*	− 0.30	−0.41^*	− 0.42^*	−0.51^*
International travel controls	−0.38	*0.58^*	−0.37	−0.46^*	*− 0.66^*	−0.24	*− 0.75^*
COVID-19 cases	−0.08	*− 0.57^*	0.11	− 0.05	0.09	− 0.12	0.24

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