Table 1

Top five determinants and specific Q values for each region in Xinjiang, China

Rank	Southern regions		Northern regions		Eastern regions
Rank	Variables	Qvalue	Variables	Qvalue	Variables	Qvalue
1	Population density	0.66	Per capita GDP	0.82	TRSCG	0.72
2	Per capita GDP	0.58	Population density	0.81	Temperature	0.69
3	Health personnel	0.57	URBMI	0.63	Revenue	0.68
4	PM2.5	0.52	Health personnel	0.61	Health personnel	0.63
5	Wind speed	0.52	PM2.5	0.60	Number of hospital beds	0.56

TRSCG, total retail sales of consumer goods; URBMI, urban resident basic medical insurance.