Table 4

Correlation between the incidence of heat stroke (HS) and heat exhaustion (HE) and average daily air and wet bulb temperatures during Hajj

Previous hot cycle (1980–95)Cold cycle (1996–2014)Current hot cycle (2015–19)All (1980–2019)
rsP-valuersP-valuersP-valuersP-value
HE
Average daily Ta0.610.0210.660.0020.700.1880.76>0.0001
Average daily Tw0.100.7250.570.0080.500.3910.54>0.0001
HS
Average daily Ta0.270.3490.93>000010.700.1880.86>0.0001
Average daily Tw0.740.0020.74>0.00010.500.3910.73>0.0001
Previous hot cycle (1980–95)Cold cycle (1996–2014)Current hot cycle (2015–19)All (1980–2019)
rsP-valuersP-valuersP-valuersP-value
HE
Average daily Ta0.610.0210.660.0020.700.1880.76>0.0001
Average daily Tw0.100.7250.570.0080.500.3910.54>0.0001
HS
Average daily Ta0.270.3490.93>000010.700.1880.86>0.0001
Average daily Tw0.740.0020.74>0.00010.500.3910.73>0.0001

Spearman’s rho: rs

Ta: air temperature; Tw: wet bulb temperatures.

Table 4

Correlation between the incidence of heat stroke (HS) and heat exhaustion (HE) and average daily air and wet bulb temperatures during Hajj

Previous hot cycle (1980–95)Cold cycle (1996–2014)Current hot cycle (2015–19)All (1980–2019)
rsP-valuersP-valuersP-valuersP-value
HE
Average daily Ta0.610.0210.660.0020.700.1880.76>0.0001
Average daily Tw0.100.7250.570.0080.500.3910.54>0.0001
HS
Average daily Ta0.270.3490.93>000010.700.1880.86>0.0001
Average daily Tw0.740.0020.74>0.00010.500.3910.73>0.0001
Previous hot cycle (1980–95)Cold cycle (1996–2014)Current hot cycle (2015–19)All (1980–2019)
rsP-valuersP-valuersP-valuersP-value
HE
Average daily Ta0.610.0210.660.0020.700.1880.76>0.0001
Average daily Tw0.100.7250.570.0080.500.3910.54>0.0001
HS
Average daily Ta0.270.3490.93>000010.700.1880.86>0.0001
Average daily Tw0.740.0020.74>0.00010.500.3910.73>0.0001

Spearman’s rho: rs

Ta: air temperature; Tw: wet bulb temperatures.

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