Spearman's correlation coefficient (95% confidence intervals) between climate variables and incidence of Ross River virus in Queensland*
| City | MaxT | MinT | Rainfall | RH9am | RH3pm | HT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *MaxT, maximum temperature; MinT, minimum temperature; RH9am, relative humidity at 9am; RH3am, relative humidity at 3pm; HT, High tide; ‡ data unavailable; Lx, the lagged months. †95% confidence intervals. | ||||||
| Cairns | L2=0.52 (0.39 to 0.63)† | L3=0.24 (0.08 to 0.39) | L1=0.46 (0.32 to 0.58) | L0=0.42 (0.28 to 0.55) | L1=0.43 (0.28 to 0.55) | L0=0.52 (0.39 to 0.63) |
| Townsville | L3=0.32 (0.17 to 0.46) | L2=0.37 (0.22 to 0.51) | L2=0.36 (0.21 to 0.49) | L2=0.24 (0.08 to 0.39) | L2=0.31 (0.16 to 0.45) | L0=0.44 (0.30 to 0.56) |
| Mackay | L3=0.40 (0.25 to 0.53) | L2=0.43 (0.29 to 0.56) | L2=0.29 (0.13 to 0.43) | L0=0.17 (0.01 to 0.32) | L4=0.33 (0.18 to 0.47) | L2=0.34 (0.18 to 0.48) |
| Gladstone | L2=0.23 (0.07 to 0.38) | L2=0.30 (0.15 to 0.44) | L1=-0.097 (-0.26 to 0.07) | L0=0.16 (0.00 to 0.32) | L0=0.21 (0.05 to 0.36) | L0=0.20 (0.04 to 0.35) |
| Bundaberg | L4=0.35 (0.20 to 0.48) | L3=0.40 (0.26 to 0.53) | L2=0.26 (0.10 to 0.41) | L2=0.41 (0.26 to 0.54) | L2=0.41 (0.27 to 0.54) | L2=0.36 (0.21 to 0.50) |
| Brisbane | L3=0.44 (0.30 to 0.56) | L3=0.40 (0.25 to 0.53) | L2=0.30 (0.15 to 0.44) | L0=0.33 (0.18 to 0.47) | L2=0.38 (0.23 to 0.51) | L0=0.32 (0.16 to 0.46) |
| Toowoomba | L3=0.43 (0.29 to 0.56) | L3=0.43(0.28 to 0.55) | L3=0.30 (0.14 to 0.44) | L3=0.10 (-0.07 to 0.26) | L1=0.21 (0.05 to 0.38) | ‡ |
| Longreach | L2=0.12 (0.04 to 0.28) | L1=0.12 (0.04 to 0.28) | L1=0.22 (0.06 to 0.37) | L1=0.17 (0.00 to 0.32) | L1=0.11 (0.06 to 0.27) | ‡ |
| Total | L3=0.25 (0.20 to 0.31) | L3=0.32 (0.27 to 0.37) | L2=0.26 (0.20 to 0.31) | L1=0.36 (0.30 to 0.40) | L2=0.41 (0.36 to 0.45) | L0=0.16 (0.10 to 0.21) |