Table 6 The q values (q ₁, q ₂) calculated for the association between scrub typhus and altitude and socioeconomic factors in northern and southern China, respectively

Urbanization rate (%)

0.417^a

0.540^a

Percentage of population over 65(%)

0.505^a

0.594^a

Per capita GDP (10⁴CNY)

0.740^a

0.542^a

Population density(person/km²)

0.748^a

0.297^a

Provincial-level altitude(m)

0.768^a

0.882^a

Illiteracy rate (100%)

0.844^a

0.504^a

Number of medical beds (bed)

0.279^a

0.852^a

Percentage of population aged 0–14(%)

0.280^a

0.569^a

Number of health technicians (per 10³)

0.167^a

0.707^a