Effects of long-term average temperature on cardiovascular disease hospitalizations in an American elderly population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Short-term exposure to high or low temperatures is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Less is known about effects of long-term exposure to high or low temperatures. Prolonged exposure to high or low temperatures might contribute to pathophysiological mechanisms, thereby influencing the development of diseases. Our aim was to evaluate associations of long-term temperature exposure with cardiovascular disease (CVD) hospitalizations.

Methods

We constructed an open cohort consisting of all fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries, aged ≥65, living in the contiguous US from 2000 through 2016 (∼61.6 million individuals). We used data from the 4 km Gridded Surface Meteorological dataset to assess the summer (June-August) and winter (December-February) avera

SUBMITTER: Klompmaker JO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10236856 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature