The Influence of Apparent Temperature on Mortality in the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance Area in the Middle Belt of Ghana: A Retrospective Time-Series Analysis
Table 2
Summary statistics of daily temperature and humidity in the Kintampo HDSS area from 2005 to 2015.
Variable
Mean (standard deviation)
Range
Interquartile range
Minimum temperature (°C)
23.4 (2.1)
14.0–32.0
22.0–24.6
Maximum temperature (°C)
31.0 (2.6)
22.0–39.0
29.0–33.0
Average temperature (°C) ǂ
27.2 (1.8)
20.0–34.0
26.0–28.5
AM relative humidity (%)
87.9 (14.6)
7.0–100.0
83.0–98.0
PM relative humidity (%)
65.9 (17.1)
6.0–100.0
55.0–76.0
Average relative humidity (%) ð
76.9 (14.5)
7.0–99.5
70.0–86.5
Apparent temperature (°C)
24.8 (1.6)
17.9–30.6
23.7–25.9
ǂ: average of minimum and maximum daily temperature; ð: average of maximum (AM) and minimum (PM) relative humidity.
