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Table 2 Correlation matrix

From: Deforestation inhibits malaria transmission in Lao PDR: a spatial epidemiology using Earth observation satellites

Variables

1

2

3

4

5

6

1. Year

1

     

2. Area1

0.00

1

    

3. Malaria incidence2

0.01

0.69**

1

   

4. Forested land (%)3

− 0.01

0.14**

0.36***

1

  

5. LST (℃)4

0.14*

0.58***

0.29**

− 0.34***

1

 

6. Precipitation (mm)5

0.07

0.34***

0.30***

0.18***

0.31**

1

  1. 12 = Southern region, 1 = Other regions. 2API. 3Proportion of forested land was calculated based on European Space Agency (ESA) data. 4LST was based on National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) data. 5Precipitation was based on NASA data.*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
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