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Table 4 Statistical model explanatory variables

From: Is temperature the main cause of dengue rise in non-endemic countries? The case of Argentina

Variable group

Variable

Description

Source

Units

Cell approx. side (km)

Geographic

AR

Area of each district

[46]

m2

-

AL

Mean district elevation above sea level

[45]

m

1

ALsd

Standard deviation of altitude of all pixels within a district

[45]

m

1

DI.wa

Distance to the nearest water body or course (excluding the sea)

[46]

km

13

DI.en

Distance to nearest border crossing to endemic area

[46]

km

13

Climatic

MeanT

Mean annual temperature

[40]

°C

15

MinT

Minimum annual temperature

[40]

°C

15

PP

Mean annual cumulative precipitation

[40]

mm

15

DE

Mean annual dew point

[40]

°C

15

SL

Mean annual sea level pressure

[40]

hp

15

WI

Mean annual windspeed

[40]

m/s

15

DPT

Days of possible transmission

[40]

days

15

Demographic

prc

Percentage of population change per district

[31, 32]

---

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lo.po

Logarithm of population per district

[31, 32]

Log (people)

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  1. Explanatory variables included in Generalized Linear Mixed Models for the occurrence of dengue in Argentina between 2001 and 2011.