Effects of Cold Weather on Mortality: Results From 15 European Cities Within the PHEWE Project

Weather-related health effects have attracted renewed interest because of the observed and predicted climate change. The authors studied the short-term effects of cold weather on mortality in 15 European cities. The effects of minimum apparent temperature on cause- and age-specific daily mortality w...

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Authors: Analitis, A., Katsouyanni, K., Biggeri, A., Baccini, M., Forsberg, B., Bisanti, L., Kirchmayer, U., Ballester, F., Cadum, E., Goodman, P. G., Hojs, A., Sunyer, J., Tiittanen, P., Michelozzi, P.
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Publication Date:2008
Country:España
Institution:Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO)
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Europe
mortality
temperature
urban health
weather
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spelling Effects of Cold Weather on Mortality: Results From 15 European Cities Within the PHEWE ProjectAnalitis, A.Katsouyanni, K.Biggeri, A.Baccini, M.Forsberg, B.Bisanti, L.Kirchmayer, U.Ballester, F.Cadum, E.Goodman, P. G.Hojs, A.Sunyer, J.Tiittanen, P.Michelozzi, P.coldEuropemortalitytemperatureurban healthweatherWeather-related health effects have attracted renewed interest because of the observed and predicted climate change. The authors studied the short-term effects of cold weather on mortality in 15 European cities. The effects of minimum apparent temperature on cause- and age-specific daily mortality were assessed for the cold season (October-March) by using data from 1990-2000. For city-specific analysis, the authors used Poisson regression and distributed lag models, controlling for potential confounders. Meta-regression models summarized the results and explored heterogeneity. A 1 degrees C decrease in temperature was associated with a 1.35% (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.16,1.53) increase in the daily number of total natural deaths and a 1.72% (95% CI: 1.44, 2.01), 3.30% (95% CI: 2.61, 3.99), and 1.25% (95% CI: 0.77, 1.73) increase in cardiovascular, respiratory, and cerebrovascular deaths, respectively. The increase was greater for the older age groups. The cold effect was found to be greater in warmer (southern) cities and persisted up to 23 days, with no evidence of mortality displacement. Cold-related mortality is an important public health problem across Europe. It should not be underestimated by public health authorities because of the recent focus on heat-wave episodes.OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC2008info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://fisabio.portalinvestigacion.com/publicaciones/4091AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGYISSN: 00029262ISSNe: 14766256reponame:r-FISABIO. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científicainstname:Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:fisabio.fundanetsuite.com:p40912026-06-11T12:45:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effects of Cold Weather on Mortality: Results From 15 European Cities Within the PHEWE Project
title Effects of Cold Weather on Mortality: Results From 15 European Cities Within the PHEWE Project
spellingShingle Effects of Cold Weather on Mortality: Results From 15 European Cities Within the PHEWE Project
Analitis, A.
cold
Europe
mortality
temperature
urban health
weather
title_short Effects of Cold Weather on Mortality: Results From 15 European Cities Within the PHEWE Project
title_full Effects of Cold Weather on Mortality: Results From 15 European Cities Within the PHEWE Project
title_fullStr Effects of Cold Weather on Mortality: Results From 15 European Cities Within the PHEWE Project
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Cold Weather on Mortality: Results From 15 European Cities Within the PHEWE Project
title_sort Effects of Cold Weather on Mortality: Results From 15 European Cities Within the PHEWE Project
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Analitis, A.
Katsouyanni, K.
Biggeri, A.
Baccini, M.
Forsberg, B.
Bisanti, L.
Kirchmayer, U.
Ballester, F.
Cadum, E.
Goodman, P. G.
Hojs, A.
Sunyer, J.
Tiittanen, P.
Michelozzi, P.
author Analitis, A.
author_facet Analitis, A.
Katsouyanni, K.
Biggeri, A.
Baccini, M.
Forsberg, B.
Bisanti, L.
Kirchmayer, U.
Ballester, F.
Cadum, E.
Goodman, P. G.
Hojs, A.
Sunyer, J.
Tiittanen, P.
Michelozzi, P.
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Biggeri, A.
Baccini, M.
Forsberg, B.
Bisanti, L.
Kirchmayer, U.
Ballester, F.
Cadum, E.
Goodman, P. G.
Hojs, A.
Sunyer, J.
Tiittanen, P.
Michelozzi, P.
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv cold
Europe
mortality
temperature
urban health
weather
topic cold
Europe
mortality
temperature
urban health
weather
description Weather-related health effects have attracted renewed interest because of the observed and predicted climate change. The authors studied the short-term effects of cold weather on mortality in 15 European cities. The effects of minimum apparent temperature on cause- and age-specific daily mortality were assessed for the cold season (October-March) by using data from 1990-2000. For city-specific analysis, the authors used Poisson regression and distributed lag models, controlling for potential confounders. Meta-regression models summarized the results and explored heterogeneity. A 1 degrees C decrease in temperature was associated with a 1.35% (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.16,1.53) increase in the daily number of total natural deaths and a 1.72% (95% CI: 1.44, 2.01), 3.30% (95% CI: 2.61, 3.99), and 1.25% (95% CI: 0.77, 1.73) increase in cardiovascular, respiratory, and cerebrovascular deaths, respectively. The increase was greater for the older age groups. The cold effect was found to be greater in warmer (southern) cities and persisted up to 23 days, with no evidence of mortality displacement. Cold-related mortality is an important public health problem across Europe. It should not be underestimated by public health authorities because of the recent focus on heat-wave episodes.
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