Table 1 Average annual incidence rate of prostate cancer per 100,000 for counties within the first and third quartiles of pollution indices and meteorological parameters used in this study.
From: Correlations between meteorological parameters and prostate cancer
| Â | First quartile | Third quartile |
|---|---|---|
Shortwave radiation | 164.97 (1.41)* | 141.35(1.14) |
HDD | 134.62(1.22) | 168.11(1.39) |
Snowfall | 135.04(1.24) | 163.66(1.42) |
Rainfall | 164.69 (1.60) | 131.82(1.32) |
Permitted air emissions | 142.96(1.09) | 149.01(1.12) |
Acres of land used to grow crops | 142.09(1.29) | 157.14(1.53) |