The association of COVID-19 incidence with temperature, humidity, and UV radiation - A global multi-city analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The associations between COVID-19 transmission and meteorological factors are scientifically debated. Several studies have been conducted worldwide, with inconsistent findings. However, often these studies had methodological issues, e.g., did not exclude important confounding factors, or had limited geographic or temporal resolution. Our aim was to quantify associations between temporal variations in COVID-19 incidence and meteorological variables globally.

Methods

We analysed data from 455 cities across 20 countries from 3 February to 31 October 2020. We used a time-series analysis that assumes a quasi-Poisson distribution of the cases and incorporates distributed lag non-linear modelling for the exposure associations at the city-level while considering e

SUBMITTER: Nottmeyer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9450475 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature