Table 1

Characteristics of the study variables (n=208)

Mean (Embedded ImageSD)Range
Number of days during which the lowest temperature was lower than 10°C in the previous week (t-1)4.59 (±2.97)0–7
Number of days during which the lowest humidity was higher than 60% in the previous week (t-1)0.76 (±1.04)0–4
Number of holidays in the previous week (t-1)2.27 (±0.44)2–3
Weighted number of influenza-related newspaper articles in the previous weeks (t-1)902.04 (±781.88)77.93−3127.18
Number of influenza cases in the previous week (t-1)358.36 (±642.67)0−2977.00
Number of influenza cases in a week (t)376.53 (±654.18)0−2977.00