Apparent temperature and cause-specific mortality in copenhagen, denmark: a case-crossover analysis

TY - JOUR

T1 - Apparent temperature and cause-specific mortality in copenhagen, denmark: a case-crossover analysis

AU - Wichmann, Janine

AU - Andersen, Zorana Jovanovic

AU - Ketzel, Matthias

AU - Ellermann, Thomas

AU - Loft, Steffen

PY - 2011/9/1

Y1 - 2011/9/1

N2 - Temperature, a key climate change indicator, is expected to increase substantially in the Northern Hemisphere, with potentially grave implications for human health. This study is the first to investigate the association between the daily 3-hour maximum apparent temperature (Tapp(max)), and respiratory, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality in Copenhagen (1999-2006) using a case-crossover design. Susceptibility was investigated for age, sex, socio-economic status and place of death. For an inter-quartile range (7 °C) increase in Tapp(max), an inverse association was found with cardiovascular mortality (-7% 95% CI -13%; -1%) and none with respiratory and cerebrovascular mortality. In the cold period all associations were inverse, although insignificant.

AB - Temperature, a key climate change indicator, is expected to increase substantially in the Northern Hemisphere, with potentially grave implications for human health. This study is the first to investigate the association between the daily 3-hour maximum apparent temperature (Tapp(max)), and respiratory, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality in Copenhagen (1999-2006) using a case-crossover design. Susceptibility was investigated for age, sex, socio-economic status and place of death. For an inter-quartile range (7 °C) increase in Tapp(max), an inverse association was found with cardiovascular mortality (-7% 95% CI -13%; -1%) and none with respiratory and cerebrovascular mortality. In the cold period all associations were inverse, although insignificant.

U2 - 10.3390/ijerph8093712

DO - 10.3390/ijerph8093712

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 22016711

SN - 1661-7827

VL - 8

SP - 3712

EP - 3727

JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

IS - 9

ER -