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).