Heat-mortality relationship in North Carolina: Comparison using different exposure methods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many studies have explored the heat-mortality relationship; however, comparability of results is hindered by the studies' use of different exposure methods.

Objective

This study evaluated different methods for estimating exposure to temperature using individual-level data and examined the impacts on the heat-mortality relationship.

Methods

We calculated different temperature exposures for each individual death by using a modeled, gridded temperature dataset and a monitoring station dataset in North Carolina for 2000-2016. We considered individual-level vs. county-level averages and measured vs. modeled temperature data. A case-crossover analysis was conducted to examine the heat-mortality risk under different exposure methods.

Results

The minimum mor

SUBMITTER: Choi HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10403356 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature