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

Janine Wichmann; Zorana Jovanovic Andersen; Matthias Ketzel; Thomas Ellermann; Steffen Loft

doi:10.3390/ijerph8093712

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

Janine Wichmann, Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, Matthias Ketzel, Thomas Ellermann, Steffen Loft

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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.

Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	8
Issue number	9
Pages (from-to)	3712-27
Number of pages	16
ISSN	1661-7827
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph8093712
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2011

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In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 8, No. 9, 01.09.2011, p. 3712-27.

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