Mortality Risk Attributed to Ambient Temperature in Nanjing, China

We examined the attributed fractions of all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality that were attributed to extreme and moderate cold and heat during 2010-2016 in Nanjing. Our results showed that 12.81%, 19.78%, and 25.33% of all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortalities, respectiv...

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Published in:Biomedical and environmental sciences 2019-01, Vol.32 (1), p.42-46
Main Authors: ZHANG, Ying, WANG, Shi Gong, ZHANG, Xiao Ling, CHENG, Yi Fan, TANG, Can Jun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality
China - epidemiology
Cities - epidemiology
Humans
Mortality
Respiratory Tract Diseases - mortality
Risk Factors
Temperature
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Summary:We examined the attributed fractions of all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality that were attributed to extreme and moderate cold and heat during 2010-2016 in Nanjing. Our results showed that 12.81%, 19.78%, and 25.33% of all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortalities, respectively, were attributed to temperature. The highest attributed fractions for three types of mortality were at 4 ℃ and the attributed fractions were high around 4 ℃, which falls within the moderate cold temperatures. Although moderate cold has lower RR than extreme cold, it occurred on more days than did extreme cold. Therefore, health burden caused by moderate cold requires further attention in the future.
ISSN:0895-3988
2214-0190
DOI:10.3967/bes2019.006