Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5756070 | Environmental Research | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Investigators have examined how heat waves or incremental changes in temperature affect health outcomes, but few have examined both simultaneously. We utilized distributed lag nonlinear models (DLNM) to explore temperature associations and evaluate possible added heat wave effects on hospitalizations in 16 climate zones throughout California from May through October 1999-2009. We define heat waves as a period when daily mean temperatures were above the zone- and month-specific 95th percentile for at least two consecutive days. DLNMs were used to estimate climate zone-specific non-linear temperature and heat wave effects, which were then combined using random effects meta-analysis to produce an overall estimate for each. With higher temperatures, admissions for acute renal failure, appendicitis, dehydration, ischemic stroke, mental health, non-infectious enteritis, and primary diabetes were significantly increased, with added effects from heat waves observed for acute renal failure and dehydration. Higher temperatures also predicted statistically significant decreases in hypertension admissions, respiratory admissions, and respiratory diseases with secondary diagnoses of diabetes, though heat waves independently predicted an added increase in risk for both respiratory types. Our findings provide evidence that both heat wave and temperature exposures can exert effects independently.
Keywords
GAMZIP code tabulation areaDLNMPM2.5AICZCTAheat-related illnessMyocardial infarctionAppendicitisMental disordersEffect modifiersHeat wavesEnteritisOzoneHospitalizationCardiovascular diseasesRespiratory tract diseasesTemperatureSulfur dioxideSO2Diabetes mellitusconfidence intervalGeneralized additive modelAkaike information criterioncarbon monoxideodds ratioNitrogen dioxideNO2Extreme heat
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Authors
Toki Sherbakov, Brian Malig, Kristen Guirguis, Alexander Gershunov, Rupa Basu,