Impact of Selected Meteorological Factors on COVID-19 Incidence in Southern Finland during 2020–2021
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data
2.2. Statistical Methods
3. Results
3.1. Epidemic Waves in the HUS Area
3.2. Relative Risks of COVID-19 by Absolute Humidity and Temperature
3.3. Model 2 Analysis with Different Lags
3.4. Overall Cumulative Exposure–Response
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Time Period | Confirmed COVID-19 Cases | Average Daily Absolute Humidity (g/m3) | Average Daily Temperature, Max, Min Values (°C) |
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27 February 2020–31 May 2021 | 54,203 | 1.01–14.01 | −18.8–+24.00 min = −21.8 max = +29.4 |
1 August 2020–31 May 2021 | 48,013 | 1.01–13.9 | −18.8–+21.7 min = −21.8 max = +27.1 |
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Haga, L.; Ruuhela, R.; Auranen, K.; Lakkala, K.; Heikkilä, A.; Gregow, H. Impact of Selected Meteorological Factors on COVID-19 Incidence in Southern Finland during 2020–2021. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 13398. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013398
Haga L, Ruuhela R, Auranen K, Lakkala K, Heikkilä A, Gregow H. Impact of Selected Meteorological Factors on COVID-19 Incidence in Southern Finland during 2020–2021. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(20):13398. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013398
Chicago/Turabian StyleHaga, Lisa, Reija Ruuhela, Kari Auranen, Kaisa Lakkala, Anu Heikkilä, and Hilppa Gregow. 2022. "Impact of Selected Meteorological Factors on COVID-19 Incidence in Southern Finland during 2020–2021" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 20: 13398. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013398