Fluctuating temperature modifies heat-mortality association around the globe

Wu, Y. and Wen, B. and Li, S. and Gasparrini, A. and Tong, S. and Overcenco, A. and Urban, A. and Schneider, A. and Entezari, A. and Vicedo-Cabrera, A. M. and Zanobetti, A. and Analitis, A. and Zeka, A. and Tobias, A. and Alahmad, B. and Armstrong, B. and Forsberg, B. and Iniguez, C. and Ameling, C. and De la Cruz Valencia, C. and Astrom, C. and Houthuijs, D. and Van Dung, D. and Roye, D. and Indermitte, E. and Lavigne, E. and Mayvaneh, F. and Acquaotta, F. and de'Donato, F. and Sera, F. and Carrasco-Escobar, G. and Kan, H. and Orru, H. and Kim, H. and Holobaca, I. H. and Kysely, J. and Madureira, J. and Schwartz, J. and Katsouyanni, K. and Hurtado-Diaz, M. and Ragettli, M. S. and Hashizume, M. and Pascal, M. and de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho, M. and Scovronick, N. and Michelozzi, P. and Goodman, P. and Nascimento Saldiva, P. H. and Abrutzky, R. and Osorio, S. and Dang, T. N. and Colistro, V. and Huber, V. and Lee, W. and Seposo, X. and Honda, Y. and Bell, M. L. and Guo, Y.. (2022) Fluctuating temperature modifies heat-mortality association around the globe. Innovation (N Y), 3 (2). p. 100225.

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Abstract

Studies have investigated the effects of heat and temperature variability (TV) on mortality. However, few assessed whether TV modifies the heat-mortality association. Data on daily temperature and mortality in the warm season were collected from 717 locations across 36 countries. TV was calculated as the standard deviation of the average of the same and previous days' minimum and maximum temperatures. We used location-specific quasi-Poisson regression models with an interaction term between the cross-basis term for mean temperature and quartiles of TV to obtain heat-mortality associations under each quartile of TV, and then pooled estimates at the country, regional, and global levels. Results show the increased risk in heat-related mortality with increments in TV, accounting for 0.70% (95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.33 to 1.69), 1.34% (95% CI: -0.14 to 2.73), 1.99% (95% CI: 0.29-3.57), and 2.73% (95% CI: 0.76-4.50) of total deaths for Q1-Q4 (first quartile-fourth quartile) of TV. The modification effects of TV varied geographically. Central Europe had the highest attributable fractions (AFs), corresponding to 7.68% (95% CI: 5.25-9.89) of total deaths for Q4 of TV, while the lowest AFs were observed in North America, with the values for Q4 of 1.74% (95% CI: -0.09 to 3.39). TV had a significant modification effect on the heat-mortality association, causing a higher heat-related mortality burden with increments of TV. Implementing targeted strategies against heat exposure and fluctuant temperatures simultaneously would benefit public health.

Faculties and Departments:	09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) 09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) > Environmental Exposures and Health Systems Research > Physical Hazards and Health (Röösli)
UniBasel Contributors:	Ragettli, Martina
Item Type:	Article, refereed
Article Subtype:	Research Article
ISSN:	2666-6758 (Electronic)2666-6758 (Linking)
Note:	Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:	English
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Identification Number:	doi: 10.1016/j.xinn.2022.100225 pmid: 35340394
edoc DOI:	10.5451/unibas-ep91014
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2022 09:16
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