Long-term exposure to high perceived temperature and risk of mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease.

ABSTRACT: Health risks due to climate change are emerging, particularly from high-temperature exposure. The perceived temperature is an equivalent temperature based on the complete heat budget model of the human body. Therefore, we aimed to analyze the effect of perceived temperature on overall mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease. In total, 32,870 patients with chronic kidney disease in Seoul participated in this retrospective study (2001-2018) at three medical centers. The perceived temperature during the summer season was calculated using meteorological factors, including the air temperature near the automated weather station, dew point temperature, wind velocity, and total cloud amount. We assessed the association between perceived temperature using Kriging spatial interpolation

SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10844275 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature