| Threshold interval | Province distribution at different time points | 2004 | 2012 | 2020 |
| LnREG (LnLDL < 1.5741) | Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Henan, Hainan, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang | Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Guizhou, and Ningxia | | LnREG (1.5741 ≤ LnLDL ≤ 2.0395) | Jilin, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan | Shanxi, Liaoning, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Guangxi, Hainan, Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang | Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jiangxi, Hainan, Guizhou, Ningxia, and Xinjiang | LnREG (LnLDL > 2.0395) | Beijing and Shanghai | Beijing, Tianjin, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Shaanxi | Beijing, Tianjin, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai |
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