3.4. Bioclimatic differences between El Borouj and Sidi Hajjaj
Bioclimatic data were collected from 199 georeferenced points, 185 in El
Borouj – 185 houses with ACL cases - and 14 in Sidi Hajjaj. Table 4
shows the average values, 95% confidence interval of the average, and
minimum and maximum values of each of the bioclimatic variables in El
Borouj and Sidi Hajjaj for which differences were detected.
Statistically significant differences were detected at precipitation
seasonality (BIO3, p=0.009) 78% lower in El Borouj [OR= 0.22 (IC95%
0.07-0.68] whereas both localities showed absolute differences at
maximum annual temperature in July, rainfall in the months of September
and October, isothermality and precipitation of warmest quarter (BIO18).