Research Article
Patients with Epididymo-Orchitis and Meteorological Impact in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
Table 2
Average epididymo-orchitis incidence rate and meteorological factors according to month.
| Month | Monthly incidence rate | Temperature (°C) | Total sunshine hours | Relative humidity (%) | Total rainfall (mm) | Total rain days | Mean | 95% CI | Mean (°C) | Max (°C) | Minimum (°C) |
| Jan | 8.09 | (7.54, 8.64) | 16.90 | 21.90 | 10.60 | 128.48 | 75.95 | 62.23 | 8.29 | Feb | 7.36 | (6.53, 8.20) | 18.17 | 23.50 | 10.80 | 125.81 | 77.64 | 66.78 | 7.78 | March | 9.78 | (8.77, 10.79) | 19.79 | 24.30 | 12.80 | 139.23 | 75.42 | 77.97 | 9.50 | April | 9.46 | (8.43, 10.50) | 22.94 | 26.80 | 17.10 | 128.83 | 77.24 | 108.26 | 10.84 | May | 10.27 | (9.23, 11.31) | 25.86 | 28.70 | 20.50 | 160.26 | 77.85 | 213.51 | 12.09 | June | 9.07 | (8.34, 9.82) | 27.52 | 29.80 | 21.60 | 167.20 | 79.31 | 315.79 | 13.80 | July | 9.51 | (8.37, 10.66) | 28.72 | 30.80 | 22.50 | 223.84 | 77.14 | 291.61 | 11.28 | Aug | 9.58 | (8.53, 10.62) | 28.48 | 30.10 | 22.30 | 196.28 | 78.31 | 347.25 | 13.52 | Sep | 8.88 | (7.96, 9.80) | 27.39 | 30.00 | 21.20 | 171.50 | 77.44 | 283.08 | 11.52 | Oct | 9.46 | (8.71, 10.20) | 24.92 | 28.00 | 19.00 | 175.30 | 73.97 | 101.41 | 6.51 | Nov | 8.87 | (8.16, 9.58) | 22.06 | 25.60 | 16.90 | 139.00 | 75.03 | 95.65 | 7.87 | Dec | 8.73 | (7.99, 9.48) | 18.41 | 22.90 | 11.60 | 137.63 | 73.73 | 71.05 | 7.39 |
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